CANNONDALE QUICKSHIFT FULL

You just press and hold the remote's 'micro adjust' button for a second. Once paired, the shifter works perfectly, and being able to trim gears on the fly is great. The shifting isn't as fast as Di2 or AXS, but it still happens in a fraction of a second. That said, I had no problems riding in -5В° C. The batteries and motor are rated to -10вЊ, though you can't fight the degradation of chemical reactions at low temps, so duration inevitably suffers when it's really cold out there. Once it dries out, the unit should return to normal operation. The circuit boards are 'conformally coated' for protection, but the tactile switch is not IP67 rated and in the event of water ingress the unit will shut itself off.

Waterproofing is IP65 so you should be okay with general splashing, washing and blasts through rivers, but submersion will allow water into the drive tunnel and could cause issues.

CANNONDALE QUICKSHIFT FULL

The micro-USB connector means that, on a long tour away from mains for weeks, you could recharge using a battery pack or dynamo hub.Д¬laimed life on a full charge is 'up to' 80 hours, and that proves more than enough to make charge management easy. The included two-cell charger (44g) is again specific to these 3.7V Li-Ion cells, and takes a 5V input (short cable included). They're assuming you have a coin, screwdriver or 4mm hex to undo the battery cap. That's not a big issue, though вЂ“ Archer sells a Trailside Battery Kit comprising the three batteries, a 1.5mm Allen key for the remote, and four spare screws in a little zipped hardshell case. Likewise the AAA-sized 10440 cell in the remote is 3.7V. The two AA-sized batteries in the shifter are actually 3.7V 14500 Li-Ion cells, so are definitely not replaceable with standard 1.2 or 1.5V AAs. It takes less than a minute to peel back a rubber cover and swap inners, too вЂ“ the app even has a setting for changing the cable. Most bikes should be able to accommodate it on the seatstay, and while you'll likely need your own outer to reach, any standard shift housing and ferrule will work. To ride, you just hold the shifter button to wake the system, then hold either of the remote buttons until the LED flashes green, then orange, to say it's connected. unless you forget to turn it off when you stop, and it goes flat. There's a Low Power Mode, which disables the auto-shutdown timer (5, 15, 30 mins or never), which doubles the battery life. You can swap the buttons for up or down shifting, set an overshoot distance and duration to force tricky gears to change, and even choose a 'get me home gear' to default to if the battery runs out. There are many configurable settings such as number of shifts, the micro-distance for each shift, and the number of 'Quick Shift' steps (up to five) the mech jumps when either button is held down. Archer says, 'Green means go, red means charge after this ride, and flashing red means charge before you go.' Full custom You also get a battery indication from the shifter at startup. The app tells you the battery level for both shifter and remote, in five increments.

Cannondale quickshift