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Junction boxes can be hidden (seat tube or in stem like TriRig), so can all the wires except maybe the rear derailler one but even that can just be run along the hanger if you want and it's still smaller than a gear cable.
Charging anything on bikes sucks. Having to charge my shifters mid-ride though is taking the piss.
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Yeah, but now you don't need to bother will all that troublesome hiding and drilling and routing.
Yeah charging stuff sucks, but the longest rides I'm ever likely to do on a bike with wireless shifting is 200km. I agree that it might not be the best solution for you, but you're a f̶u̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶n̶u̶t̶c̶a̶s̶e̶ statistical outlier.
MechaMorgan
Mine's 6.9 including garmin mounts, sensors and cages, and the only truly weenie part I've got on it is Ti speedplay skewers. I think I could get it to 6 without a vast amount of difficulty / with a lot of money.
re: aeros, but think of the dumb junction box and ancillary wires all over the place.
re: charge / distance; admittedly you're on the far end of the Bell Curve of rider distances, but if you're putting that kind of mileage in you're also probably charging your lights / garmin frequently too... I don't think it's a limiting factor for the majority of people. It will also get better as batteries inevitably improve.