di2

Was TT-ing on Sunday morning, and found myself starting just behind a guy on a very nice, expensive-looking carbon TT bike (Giant Trinity) complete with full di2 groupset; catching him after 5 miles was rather satisfying, especially on my old steel bike with cobbled-together Shimpagnolo groupset. To put this into context I'm not actually very good myself; I probably finished mid-field in this event, and was beaten by several people on standard road bikes.
Riding home last night, I was passed at red lights by a guy on a rather rattly bike. Caught up with him, glanced over to see what was making all the noise and saw another set of di2. WTF? Don't think the di2 was responsible for the rattling, but this guy must have been topping out at 15mph.
What other examples of completely unnecessary electronic groupsets have members of the forum seen?
Riding home last night, I was passed at red lights by a guy on a rather rattly bike. Caught up with him, glanced over to see what was making all the noise and saw another set of di2. WTF? Don't think the di2 was responsible for the rattling, but this guy must have been topping out at 15mph.
What other examples of completely unnecessary electronic groupsets have members of the forum seen?
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Were you satisfied because you overtook someone who spends more on their kit than you or were you sastisfied because you overtook someone who wasn't as fast a cyclist as you?!
--Jens Voight
This.
FCN 8 Scott Sportster '05
Don't limit it to di2, a simple -1 for an electronic groupset would suffice in the FCN.
The only thing I don't like about di2 is the fact the cable runs look a bit naff unless your frame is designed for it.....
Chris
Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
Maybe a pro can get an advantage from using it, but for us lot, a waste of money.
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
Managed 27:10 (on a TT bike), which is a minute and a half better than I did last year on a road bike, not sure how much of that is down to better riding and how much is the bike. For some reason I'm always disappointed with my times on this course, especially when I think I've ridden a good race; I suspect that my flat-course pacing strategy doesn't work so well on the "hills"...
Total waste of money. Fun though. I'd get it if I had an obscene amount of disposable income...
FCN 8 Scott Sportster '05
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
Not much use for the guy on Sunday, I passed him on the way out of the (very tight) turn...
Asprilla - although the "self trimming" gives you the ability to use the whole of the cassette, would the position not still be the same about avoiding "cross-chaining"?
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/
mmm. Lovely.
The more I think about it, the less I want a carbon bike. Titanium is where its at for me now. Still no desire for electronic shifting though.
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
Did none of you read the review on here recently? Electronic self-trimming gears transform the experience, or some such slobber. I lapped it up - it's more than a toy, it's another step forward from the Penny Farthing, another reason to go out and ride 108 miles for no real reason other the fact that you've got a nice bike to do it on and you can do it, and your mates / work colleagues / boss can't. Read the review and then denounce it.
I can't wait. I wish my current bike was censored so that I had a decent excuse to go out tomorrow and buy the necessaries - frame, decent set of wheels, Di2 g/s etc. It could be up & running by Sunday...
Don't downtube shifters allow that?
As it happens, I'm waiting for a downtube version Di2.
Of course, downtube shifters do allow that (though I have access to my whole cassette from both rings on my Campagnolo 10 speed as well) - and probably at least as fast though they can be a censored if you get caught in the wrong gear on a steep incline. Weigh much less too!
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