Di2 And Cross?

crossed
crossed Posts: 237
edited August 2016 in Cyclocross
Is anyone using Di2 on their CX bikes and if so, how are you finding it?

Is it reliable in the wet and mud?

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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Should be fine.

    The question is, if you shear it off, can you afford to replace it?
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  • crossed
    crossed Posts: 237
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Should be fine.

    The question is, if you shear it off, can you afford to replace it?

    I'm sure I can afford it, it's whether or not I want to pay that much!

    I don't really do a lot of 'cross, just the odd race now and again. So far I've been lucky in that I've not taken out a mech in the bits of 'cross racing I've done or quite a few years of MTB so fingers crossed I'll be ok :lol:
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,827
    DI2 for cross has a big positive and a big negative.

    The big positive is that there's no cables to get clogged with mud to affect shift performance.

    The big negative is you get a big bill if you rip a mech off and have to replace it.
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  • Davey37mtb
    Davey37mtb Posts: 23
    I used it last year and found it great, although the mud wasn't bad for most races.
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    One big advantage of conventional gears is that if things are starting to go a bit wrong, you can feel it in the shifting, and know to go easy on the bike. With electronic shifting, the first thing you know is when something goes bang.
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