Keep up the great work Shane! I am installing GRX DI2 here in the UK on a Shand gravel bike and following every step of the way. My cockpit is a little busier with cross levers and a sprint shifter but the principles and lessons learned from your journey with DI2 have been so valuable. ST SLane’s wiring plan was genius too and set me off on the right path 👍👍👍😃

Nice touch with the shift change noise at the end.

As one who has been savaged by the sharp ends of trimmed zip ties, if you follow up with nail clippers on the cut ends you’ll be thankful you did. Looking forward to the pimp my cables vid.

Great job, and this is the real advantage of electronic shifting, the buttons are customisable setting to how you want it. I have tried a couple of the electronic systems, and was underwhelmed, It didn’t feel like I had something better on the bike that gave it that extra edge (for more money and more weight) so put the mechanical on, and I am happy, all that wiring and firmware stuff is just another complication to me, as I see it, I have enough of that with all the other stuff I have clipped on the bike.

Nice one here, Shane. Well done. I’ve been using this shifter for about a year and have to say it was the most useful accessory I think I’ve added to my setup. Your mounting spot is the same as mine so will be interested to hear how it’s working for you! Have a great rest of the week.

I quite like the industrial look! Like the electric controls on a machine tool!

Great video. About to upgrade mine, hopefully tomorrow if parts arrive!

hmm, on the extreme part of a climb, I guess every minuscule of effort less required the better!! a nice addition. I recently set up Synchro Shifting on my Di2 a big farkin wow impressed!!! No mid shift spin on going from small ring to big front. Di2 so far is the extra experience of cycling you don't need but want once you have experienced it.

Thanks for all your Di2 videos - new to the system and after seeing how the existing wires were ran I'm surprised there wasn't access holes to route the wires inside the bar. I realize you don't want to weaken this part of the bike by drilling into the bar but surely there are handle bar set-up with access holes for this very purpose.

Thank goodness for Slane 😂✌️😎 thanks Shane, excellent work

wicked.. will fit mine now! thanks Shane. great video.!

I put a tiny bit of 3M grip tape on my satellite TT shifter buttons. Works really well.

Thanks again, Shane for an awesome share, as usual! However, Shimano could have designed better cable management, perhaps 2 length cables that comes with the box and an adapter for both aero and round bar. Kinda like the sprinters switch. 0.02!

What bar tape are you using, Shane? What ideas do you have for alternative mounting methods (i.e. no zip ties) for the climbing shifter?

Great video Shane, Have you looked into reach and free stroke adjustment yet on the levers Please do a video at some point as I’ve recently built a bike with ultegra 8070 and am on the same learning journey.

might have to put on on my dogma. now i know how to do it for the extra benefit when racing.

2 sprinters switches are lighter and endlessly cleaner when installed. I find it easier to mount the switch first than route and secure the wire. Sprinters switches would work better with an internally routed bar.

Nice new toy!

Hey Shane - Love your content! Could you set up a playlist with all your Di2 content? I just got a bicycle with Di2 and have been acquiring the knowledge I need to not loose my mind with it as I am not good with technology! haha

Great series! Hopefully the content from this bike pays for... the bike!

Surprised how beefy it is. In 2019 I'd expect Shimano to have a way more minimalistic system for the satellites. But great video Shane! (Think Shimano is ever going wireless?)

Done it! I have spent a happy day learning all the intricacies of the di2 and have now just bought all the bits ;) I bought everything individually as the kits all offered the A box under the stem which looks a bit messy, I’m going for a hidden install at least as much as possible so wanted the in drops unit that you have. I’m a tech anyway so much of this stuff is pretty normal for me. There are still plenty of gotcha’s though, so it did need a lot of care to make sure I got the right bits, the battery in particular nearly caught me out as there is an older non BT compatible one still being sold. One question, can you get di2 battery status on the Bolt? On mine all I can see is the graphic of gears and the actual gear, no mode or battery level, or do they materialise once paired? (It’ll be a couple of weeks before the bits get to me)

It's just not the same when something doesn't go wrong LOL.... another great vid Shane, I love the climbing switch, it is one of the great features of the Di2, why the cable is so long is beyond me, also why is it so large !!! I wish it was smaller

Indeed big. Tought the the dura ace one was smaller ?

Di2 is a great system. Would you be able to add another of these to control the front gears?

Liking that T-shirt...

Hey mate, would this be the same set up for sprint shifters ? Cheers

Hey, nice work. Does this work with first gen di2 also? Thanks 😊

I want to know where you got that Watopian t-shirt! Where can I order one?

Hey Shane. Did your bars come with holes for wire for the bar plug junction box?.

Hey Shane, did you consider the Di2 SW-R9150 shifters? I'm thinking they might be a bit better?

I forgot to ask you when you released this video about the K-Edge Mount. Is it holding the Cycliq properly?

Awesome video Shane. I have Di2 forever now (it seems that way away LOL). I too have this climbing shifter although for me because I have the first gen of the hydro non series STI and those stupid levers didn't come with any spare plugs, my bike shop had to order in a 5 port junction box (that sits under the stem) so I could use the climbing shifter (I can't use the sprint shifters since they have to be plugged directly into the STI's which they can't on my levers). Thankfully the mechanic who works on my bike (that I know quite well) was very good at hiding all of the wiring underneath the bar tape (and there is a lot of that). I did take my climbing shifter to the extreme and put some hockey stick tape on the zip ties (to of course smooth out the air flowing over it although of course this is a placebo effect of my brain staying this when in reality it does nothing for the air). I still have to buy the new battery (that has memory built in that your bike came with) so I can get synchro shifting for my DA and than the same D-Fly unit that you have so I can update the component firmware and re-program my system like you do in these videos but right now I am saving for a new trainer that I mentioned in a previous comment on a previous video (the battery and D-Fly unit will have to wait until I get back out on my road bike in the spring or whenever as I am so busy on Zwift that I had to write a schedule for myself as I have rides everyday and sometimes twice or even three times a day which is crazy [last week I clocked up over 436 KM and I have already flown past the 10,000 calorie mission that was put up at the beginning of this month]). Anyway sorry for the long comment. Hope you have a great weekend. Enjoy your new bike (it looks so cool and I am so jealous). Thank you for sharing it with us all.

Hi, I don't know where else to ask so I thought I'd ask here as I'm a subscriber. Do you know if you can fit and have working the front Di2 derailleur only - obviously it would need the brake/ shifter, battery, junction box, cables. Does it actually need a rear derailleur? The reason I ask is that the wife has a problem with her left hand and is having problems pushing the left lever to make the mechanical shift onto the large front ring.

is it me or is that button way to big for the cockpit, I think its a little busy

Shane, have you worked out if you can fool the system so it allows you to put it in small ring at the front and small cog at the back? Not really for riding but i always prefer to put the rear wheel on that way and it annoys me that effectively i only have 20 speed! I heard of you tell the system you have 59/29 11/25 it lets you but done that and didnt work.

Any idea if there's a circuit inside the casing? I've got a few micro momentary switches. Personally i prefer the hidden switches and I'd like one left and one right so upshift left hand downshift right.

We pretty much know what sort of internals are in the SW-R600 and the price for that seems a little absurd right? Still a nice touch

Do these work with 10 and 11 speed di2?

I have the stem junction box. It only has three ports, which are all used. How would I add the climbing shifter?

I so want a GPLama Happy Days t-shirt. Where can I find one?

Rather than just closing the app, I believe you should do Bluetooth LE disconnected first. This disconnects the phone from the bike, it could be more obvious with the wording

could you use sprinters shifters to do the same thing one on each side being smaller and fitted to the tops?

I’ve done all but this one. What is that bar tape? Can’t get started on the 600 till I know that.

Any thoughts on the Giant stock wheelset Shane?

Hi Shane. Was that so necessary? I think it is a bit too bulky and in your face where you put it. Have you considered programming the buttons on the hood tops? I’m not sure if you know, but each button can be programmed for 3 functions: 1) pressing it once. 2) double clicking, and 3) Holding the button down. So you can not only use them to turn pages on your Wahoo/Garmin, but also change your gears. Just sayin’.

Hi Shane, hoping for your help. I bought a satellite shifter for my 2021 TCR PRO 0. When I went to install it I found that there is no empty port on the shifters (because it’s disc brake I think). Is there a workaround for this?? Thanks in advance!

I have e-tap, its just a whole lot easier for installs- it so far less "messy", and i think the blips are better than these. (those are huge - no cable ties, they are small, stick on to the curve correctly, and its secured with bar tape.) looks much neater.

What's costs bar shifter. Great series

Trying to get one of these to work on my older 9070 Di2 without luck. I have the external battery and sm-ew67a type Junction. Plugged into middle port of right shifter, nothing.

Are you using a Garmin as head unit choice these days?

Do you know if these are compatable with previous incarnations of di2?

Can I install 2 SW-R600 in the 5 port junction box? Left buttons for the front gears & right buttons for the rear gears?

I think I'd go for sprinter Switch, if cable length allowed it.

Is it possible to know which handlebar tape you're using?

Will the SW-R600 work with the hydraulic disk Dura Ace R9150? I do have one open port on the left hood.

More content coming featuring SLane? Sign me up for that :)

The same instalation should be with SW R671 on tt bar end on road bike?

I'm new to cycling and have never seen that many electronics on a bike😳

Any reason you didn’t get the sw-r9150 new version?

Would it also work on an aerobar in your opinion?

I presume the Remote Shifter would work with GRX Di2 ?

Can we expect some synchro shift fun?

I’d prefer it if those buttons changed the screen on the computer rather than gears. Wonder if this is possible?

This is perfect for someone with palsey and can only use one hand

What does the bike weigh with pedals etc

There is a new version which Is way better. Similar to the sprint switches. I have them under the tops and cut small holes through the tape. Can't even see any of it. You can also program the buttons on the hood tops to do the same if you have the new version of ultegra. The better switches are sw-r9150.

Shane "let's see how long this unit is" Miller 1:28

SW-R9150 is a much cleaner option bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/duraace-r9150-di2/SW-R9150.html not sure if that will work with your Ultegra setup though. You can achieve the same thing, with sprint shifters though, just cut and extend the cables - which might not be a problem for you with narrow bars.

Request. Can you do something for those of us who have say a Shimano 105 groupset, want to go electronic and keep as much of existing kit as they can? In my case I have a Cannondale synapse carbon about year 2016 I think. I just bought a Quark Dzero power meter / crankset, so want to keep that, other than that I'm up for upgrading it to electronic. I am in no way a pro cyclist, I'm doing this for the tech fun more than anything else. I can do the research I know, but I thought that there would be a fair few others interested in this sort of upgrade?

take it you have moved the ewock unit to below your handlebars.

why shimano why didnt you put the cable to the right side ?

hi~~ shane miller~~^^~ I always watch UKposts... i,m...... s-works aerofly handlebars.... Is it possible to work(set)???

Mine stopped working today I don’t know why??? Spare battery??

I’ve actually installed mine with the buttons facing forwards. That way I can lazily change gears with my bottle in between swigs. I also hate the size of this thing, and the cable ties (I managed though to “weave” them into my bar tape so they’re not visible).

Can't wait until you start hacking these units and make a wireless glove shifter or something crazy like that

Yes I've eTap. The cable thing on di2 is soo hardcore and the 2 levers behind the brake lever is waaay to complex for me - eTap is just great 🙏 😍

100 USD for 2 momentary switches wtf shimano, come on

I would want my shifter by my hood, not by the stem.

That's one ugly switch, more suited to a mountain bike. I hoped it would be little sprint shifter buttons poking through the bar tape.

...just put wheels on your laptop

SW-R9150 are better.

This stuff is so expensive.

Is it only me who thinks this is a complete rip off, $100 for a basic switch! It doesn't even seem very high quality, but maybe that is because they have gone for lightweight over flashy design but then it is held on with cable ties! For that kind of price I would expect a far more streamlined solution. In technology terms you can get a low end smart phone for that kind of money and someone could makes something nicer for $20 with a profit margin included. At this point in time I would expect DI2 to be rolling down, especially considering SRAM has a wireless system that at least in my opinion is far more the future than wires instead of cables, even if the performance is equal.

Calling it a “climbing” shifter is really a misnomer. It’s ideal for use when cruising/hammering with hands on bar tops. Mine’s reversed,just need a tap of the index finger.

The cable wouldn't have been so excessively long if you were using adult-width handlebars!

The zip ties make the installation look like a giant hack. I guess I'll be sticking with the brifters!

That’s the problem when using handlebars that are ridiculously narrow.

seems like a massive scam... Shimano knows that people will want these and so they can set the price to be anything they like, its just two ordinary buttons and a wire... probably doesn't even cost 5$ to manufacture... It's a really cool thing to have on a bike but it's way too overpriced for what it is...

Horrible device, I would never install such thing in my bike. Completely out of sense

Don't understand why spend the money and add complexity to a system that already works without batteries?