What is Electronic gear shifting?
{{multiple issues| {{confusing|date=April 2018}} {{no sources|date=April 2018}} }} '''Electronic gear shifting''' is a way of shifting [[gears]] on a bicycle. It lets bicycle riders use a [[switch]] to shift gears, instead of a [[lever]]. Electronic gear shifting can be faster than shifting gears with a lever.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-04-08|title=Shimano's Dura-Ace Di2 electronic shifting to give road racers a time advantage|url=https://newatlas.com/shimano-dura-ace-di2-electronic-shift/11407/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=New Atlas|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Austen|first=Ian|date=2009-02-14|title=Cycling Enters the Electronic Age With a New Gear-Shifting System|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/sports/cycling/14gears.html|access-date=2021-05-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==How it works== The standard system for gearing up and down works with bowdens. A bowden is special kind of wound steel [[cable]], which connects [[lever]]s to the shifter, derailleur or [[brake]]s. As the rider pulls or taps a lever, the bowden reacts at the same time. That causes the bicycle to change gear. Electronic works without bowdens. The system is digital. There is no wound steel cable. Instead, there are multiple combinations of 0 and 1. A battery placed under the frame powers the system. Each battery should last for 1000&nbsp;km depending on the manufacturer. Then it needs to be recharged. Wires for data and power are hidden inside the frame. Parts of the shifting systems are connected to each other. Servomotors do the shifting. The shifter and derailleur have a pair of servomotors built into them. There is a self-adjustable microchip in the derailleur. The system has its own logic, which keeps the chain from dropping. There is no need for maintenance because the derailleur adjusts itself using the microchip. ==Pros and cons== Pros: *Speed of shifting *Ease of shifting (no need to push hard, a tap is effective) *Self-adjusting derailleur *Less