As some know I've ordered a Naked Cross frame from Sam Whittingham on Quadra Island. Its a long wait - April 2017 and Its quite a lot of money for my ultimate bike but I am loving the anticipation.
Some say if I am spending that much I should go for the Di2 electronic shifting for an extra $1000!!! Eeek!!! Ive never used Di2 and I know I will be happy with 11 speed Ultegra.
I am interested to know what you think? Do you have Di2 or tried a bike with it? Would you go for it?
A poll?
Go for it!
Or no way!
Thanks Tom Burton....getting fitter, stronger, and faster every day. Loving the club
Thanks Barton,
Its a bike for both road riding and cycle cross. It will be light and I can change the tires for road.
Good to hear your experience about Di2. It helps thanks.
Tom B.
Not experienced using it myself, but for road bikes, I think it would be great.
My advice is be careful for cross, as the muck and water ingress may cause premature wear, which equates for frequent expensive replacement.
As per Fozzy's comment if you browse through the archives here: http://www.cxmagazine.com/category/cycl ... e-profiles you'll find that more than a few pros who aren't on the Sram CX1 setup do in fact use Di2. I'd still be leery, because they often have mechanics who frequently take apart and clean their bikes obsessively.
Thank you Fozzy (Neil) and Ghomer and Bosie for your reply's.
I am pretty sure I will go for it. I am having the bike set up so I can change from geared to single speed for mucky cross riding. I am sorting through the posts on the cxmagazine. I am a bit of a bike mechanic myself so I might be one of those obsessive types when it comes to maintenance and cleaning!
If you have the dough, get Di2. Brent from VeloFix loves Di2 so much he switches his Di2 setup from his road bike to his cross bike for cross season.
Rob
