I'm no mechanic, but I think the difference between adjusting a barrel adjuster on a standard mech and the adjustment possible with AXS is the ability to change the movement for each gear independently. The standard mech moves the same distance between each gear, right? There's no way to make moving from 4th to 5th different than moving from 2nd to 3rd. When things are bent on a mech some gears might index properly, while others don't work right or at all. With electronic shifting, you can fine-tune each gear change independently.
Sept. 24, 2021, 1:56 p.m. - Jake Smith
I'm no mechanic, but I think the difference between adjusting a barrel adjuster on a standard mech and the adjustment possible with AXS is the ability to change the movement for each gear independently. The standard mech moves the same distance between each gear, right? There's no way to make moving from 4th to 5th different than moving from 2nd to 3rd. When things are bent on a mech some gears might index properly, while others don't work right or at all. With electronic shifting, you can fine-tune each gear change independently.