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04-09-13 | 04:41 PM

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Continuity

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From: NW UK

Bikes: 1992 Marin Eldridge Grade, 2007 Kona PHD and 199? Trek 1000 (current build project)

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Originally Posted by Dave Mayer

For the industry to be just adding another cog every 5 years to obsolete the previous generation of stuff is frankly pretty lame.

+1 QFT.

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Originally Posted by Dave Mayer

We passed through the point of diminishing returns at 9 gears.

+1 Also agree.

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Originally Posted by Airburst

Me. Manual transmissions are the standard here in the UK, almost everyone learns on one. Just sayin'

Indeed - in fact, automatics aren't exactly *rare* here in the UK, but they aren't exactly what you'd call common, either.

I wonder why the US is so big on automatics, and why they never really took off here?

Last edited by Continuity; 04-11-13 at 06:07 AM.

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