Originally Posted by
Mountain Mitch
I'm not sure if this should go in the road bike forum or the electric bike forum. I have always understood the art of bike riding to be the
manual use of a (beautiful)
mechanical device to travel. I am disgusted to hear of the creeping use of electronic shifters (and the mere hint of their use in the TdF). Computers are bad enough - but at least they don't actually help you drive the bike. What's next? automatic electronic transmissions so the rider doesn't have that knotty problem of deciding what gear to use?
If I wanted an electric bike I would have bought one.
I thought so at first and then I did a lengthy test ride on electronic Ultegra. Changed my mind...I see a use for it and think it superior to mechanical shifting. I even did a thread about it here afterwards about my epiphany.
I don't have electronic shifting yet, but it is only because of cost. Hell, I'd even put it on my Rivendell.