Originally Posted by
Inertianinja
imagine this was many years ago and we were all riding friction shifters, and then someone invented index shifting. and then someone says that they prefer friction shifting because they are in absolute control of their shifting, and that index shifting is the downfall of the art of cycling.
imagine next that we're all riding index shifters and then someone invents the STI shifter. and then someone says that they prefer the old way because you can't adjust how much each "click" of the STI shifter pulls the cable, and that more cable means more stretch and more problems and more expensive mechanisms to replace and more complexity.
this is progress. it will be fine.
i don't think that is so comparable. those changes were all fundamentally variations. electronic is taking away the ability to control and adjust. it is just broken or working. that takes away the fun of messing around with the bike which is fun too and complements the riding.
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