About 3 months ago my 7y old Bike broke down ( seat tube snapped in half ) and after receiving my new one about two weeks ago I quickly noticed an ergonomic issue with the, to me, new Shimano I-Spec II system that installs both the shift and break levers to the handlebar using one clamp severely limiting independent adjustability between the two when using lower-end components like the Deore set.
Slightly annoyed by both the lack of adjustability and general choice of lower end components when compared to the frame I quickly decided to fix the issue by going full retard and buying the entire XTR Di2 set which has their shifters come with their own clamps now resulting in a severe gap between the remaining break leaver clamps and the handlebar as normally there’d be an insert when not using an I-Spec II compatible Shifter.
At my local bike store they told me those replacement spacers would have to be a special order adding another 25.- ( the irony compared to what the entire Di2 set cost me ) which somehow reminded me about my Form2 printer I haven’t had a chance to use in quite a while.
Long story short… I returned home without placing an order and 2.5h later ( modeling, 3d printing, post-processing ) I was already installing my new, perfect fit, I-Spec II Adapters =)
Yay for functional 3D Printing!
