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Having ridden Ui2 for a year now, I must say I really like it. I've ridden it in the wet, and mud, then power washed the bike afterwards and no problems. Battery lasts so long that sudden power loss during a ride is very, very unlikely.
Has it changed my riding? Probably. I change gear a lot more than I used to. Rather than plough in a one gear, the light touch required to shift means I am more likely to flip up and down the block or in and out of the small chainring as the road goes up or down. But I don't race, so does it matter? Probably not.
Why did I buy it? Because it was different, a bit gimmicky no doubt. I built my own traditional (steel) frame and liked the idea of mating low tech with high tech. Certainly not essential and I wouldn't go touring with it, not unless I had a big bag of spares with me.
Not sure about off-road either. Seems to me, it would be more vulnerable to damage, but saying that, I run my wiring externally for practical reasons but bikes built for electronic gearing will have internal cabling, keeping it out of harm's way.