[dfcowell]

I’m sure it’s a better shifting experience, but I’d never tour with a Di2 shifter.

I was doing a group cycling tour with 3 friends, one of whom had a Di2 GRX shifter. He pinched the Di2 cable in the rear axle when reassembling his bike and shorted the whole system. Needed to replace everything. That ended the trip for him, had to go back into town and get it fixed.

The system might provide a better shifting experience, but from a durability and field-repair standpoint I think mechanical shifting still has the edge.

[dijonman2]

This is the crux of my uninformed opinion. It sounds like it makes sense for competition but touring and commuting requires reliability.