Why aren’t you running electronic shifters on your mountain bike?

In August, we asked if you were running electronic shifting on any of your mountain bikes, and about 50% of readers said they are not. (It’s actually 48%, a little less than half; we’re honestly surprised the majority of riders [well, survey respondents] have already switched.)

For those who aren’t running electronic shifting on a mountain bike, we want to know why. Choose the main reason you’re sticking with mechanical from the list below.

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What aren't you running electronic shifting on your mountain bike? *

• Too expensive
• Not reliable enough
• Not a big performance bump over mechanical
• Waiting until I get a new bike / need to replace drivetrain
• Other [tell us in the comments]
• I have electronic shifting, and I like it
• I have electronic shifting, and it’s so-so
• I have electronic shifting, and I don’t like it

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