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by Matthias247 1422 days ago
Probably. I did more than 20Mm (20k km) so far on my mechanical 105 in 2 years and had to replace a single rear shifter cable in between. Mechanical transmissions are not exactly high maintainance either, and maintaince is fairly trivial. Probably would have spent more time charging batteries in 2 years with DI2 than with cable fixes and adjustments on mechanical. But I'm still somewhat intrigued to try it.
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I love biking because it makes me independent. Adding electronic complexity and the need to charge is the antithesis of why I own bikes.

I might have to change the cable once in a while, but I don't ever have to upgrade the firmware.