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@miro_o has a point though.
Non paved riding isn't new, but cycling is fragmenting faster than companies can crank out stuff to match.
Also why would Shimano want to make their top-of-the-range stuff cross compatible. They're a business. I mean, I can see why, and SRAM does well enough out of it, but I don't see Shimano heading that way to be honest. You can till mix Di2 well enough. As long as you stick to 1X config.
@B0N0R Well, apparently the rest of the cycling world disagrees with you.
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because they would sell more? they'd eat into sram's 1x adventure market for sure. lots of people out there want huge range doubles (with near mtb low gears) and big top end too, like 46/11 or 50/11. i can't see any possible business reason to make your shit less versatile when it doesn't cost you anything.
i also don't see it as fragmenting at all, rather the opposite. i'd almost sell my xc bike because i like combining xc/cx type rides with paved riding much more than either on its own.
zmjones_
i mean riding non-paved roads ain't exactly new, and the early mtbs were similar to gravel bikes in terms of tire width, geometry (sorta), but i guess the idea of having appropriate equipment for it (and it being more the focus) is newish.
and yea you are probably right: in a few years anyway. the thing that grinds my gears is that they went out of their way to make di2 road/mtb incompatible.