Kiskubai's Garage (Solving problems I've created - formerly unexpected Space Chicken)

The di2 shifters work, but I hate the looks when its wrapped. Back to the drawing board!

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Somewhat finished the Di2 project for the TT bike. Still need to print and connect the TT extension switches, but the basebar ones work as intended :)

Short summary:
I gutted a broken GRX shifter for the Di2 gubbins, and opened up the shifter part. Soldered on my own cables to the logic board so I just have to close that circuit to shift up/down.
I was very afraid that my soldering skills wont cut it, but it worked out. As its all very brittle, I 3D printed a housing and poured out the entire thing with resin.

Pulled in my own wiring to the frame, and soldered all remaining connections. Currently its all just shoved up the seatpost, but Im planning to 3D print another case that slips up and secures there.

Used my own wiring to connect the rest, with a combination of:
-Di2 cables cut in half: 1-1 half for each derailleur, and another half to connect it to the rest of the system)
-2 full cables: battery to junction, junction to shifter brains in seatpost

Current look

Still a lot of things to do:
Tidy up cabling, heatshrink on red-black wires to make them look nice
3D print and connect TT extension switches
Glue tubs

Will take pics of the printed switches etc when the whole thing is done. But it works, and thats all that matters for now :D

Long time no post!

The TT bike has been used and abused since, got a new front end, proper Di2 stuff, a clincher disc and a new saddle. Will post about it at some point.

But! The original thread starter, the Space Chicken has reached its final form - if there is such thing with bikes. During the Wiggle frenzy I bought a carbon wheelset and a GRX 400 mini-group for about £320 total which was a bargain, and finally got around building it up. Quite happy with the results, cant comment on the ride yet.

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