The removal of traditional mechanical cables in favour of electrical wires not only eliminates poor shifting caused by contaminates corrosion & stretching but provides effortless gear shifts This drop handlebar cable set is required to connect the shifters to the included battery indicator junction box controller Ultegra Di 2 also requires EW-SD50 cables from the battery indicator junction box to the rear mech front mech battery & the bottom bracket junction Di 2 cables cannot be cut to fit Reliable & secure water resistant connectors Not Flightdeck compatible