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Originally Posted by slots881
From the Pictures, it looks like DI2, which is electronic shifting. A whole different deal from cables. So slick, but so expensive.
From experience as a bike mechanic, Internally routed Cable systems- Pain in the butt to change on some bikes.
But yes, they clean up the look of bikes so much
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Yeah, the DI2 electronic shifting isn't new but the internal routing for the brake cables is, at least on commercially available bikes.
I saw a photo/illustration of how the brake cable works and it does look like a huge pain in the ass to work on. I'll try to track it down again.