Now, that could be an argument for AXS: use software to make up for misalignment. Because the offset upper wheel moves so far relative to the mounting point, hanger misalignment definitely has differing impact as the mech moves up and down the cassette. But this alone doesn't make it better. The adjustments still need to be made, either by tweaking the robot shift spacing, or by actually aligning the hanger.
However, even with the ability to make little trail-side shift point tweaks, at some point you're going to have to align and/or replace the hanger anyway, because at some point the software tweaks aren't going to be enough or the hanger will be fatigued enough to break. At that point, all the software tweaks then need to be reversed or perhaps redone. Lotta work for questionable benefits:
(Lighter action on AXS? Sure, but I actually like the feedback from the already light Eagle shifters and PNW posts/levers. Quickness? Probably for single shifts, but I'm not racing, and I do lots of multi-shifts and prefer the lever-sweep method over multi-clicking. Precision? Yes, but we just covered why that precision is fleeting/ephemeral/ in the off-road application.)
Sept. 27, 2021, 10:55 a.m. - Justin White
Now, that could be an argument for AXS: use software to make up for misalignment. Because the offset upper wheel moves so far relative to the mounting point, hanger misalignment definitely has differing impact as the mech moves up and down the cassette. But this alone doesn't make it better. The adjustments still need to be made, either by tweaking the robot shift spacing, or by actually aligning the hanger. However, even with the ability to make little trail-side shift point tweaks, at some point you're going to have to align and/or replace the hanger anyway, because at some point the software tweaks aren't going to be enough or the hanger will be fatigued enough to break. At that point, all the software tweaks then need to be reversed or perhaps redone. Lotta work for questionable benefits: (Lighter action on AXS? Sure, but I actually like the feedback from the already light Eagle shifters and PNW posts/levers. Quickness? Probably for single shifts, but I'm not racing, and I do lots of multi-shifts and prefer the lever-sweep method over multi-clicking. Precision? Yes, but we just covered why that precision is fleeting/ephemeral/ in the off-road application.)