If you could have your choice between the new Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRAM’s eTap, which electric drivetrain would you pick?
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I’ve put a few thousand miles on both eTap and 9070 Di2. They are both great groups with pros and cons. And, yes, I’ve managed to find myself out on some longer riders with dead batteries on both groups…
I asked our staffers who have spent time on both, and here is what they said.
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Jamie Wilkins, Procycling deputy editor
eTap. It’s clean and simple.
Robin Wilmott, Cycling Plus technical writer
I have long-standing issues with Di2’s shifters, so it's eTap all the way for me. I have several [test] bikes with eTap currently, and it's already become second nature, to the point where when I got back on my long termer with Di2, I tried to shift it like eTap.
Russell Eich, BikeRadar US technical writer
It mainly boils down to refinement, and Shimano Di2 has it. In my opinion, Shimano components, especially the Dura-Ace and XTR stuff made in Japan is built much, much better than the SRAM stuff. Also, I love that Shimano lets you program the buttons and shifting sequence.
Warren Rossiter, Cycling Plus senior technical editor
Matthew Allen, BikeRadar technical writer
Josh Patterson, BikeRadar US technical editor
Ben Delaney, BikeRadar US editor in chief
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