Originally Posted by
seansimp925
Agreed. The technology is expensive yet the vast majority of people who want it aren't really willing to pay for it because they are just getting into the hobby and they see bikes as inexpensive commodities.
If two bikes were at an IBD and one had automatic shifting and the other was a normal bike, I think a lot of new riders would pick the automatic (especially when a good automatic system can be run in a manual mode at the rider's request). But if the automatic bike is 2X+ the price, most won't do it.
Your theories are cute, but won't hold up when the technology is finally available commercially. It will be so good, no pro will be able to do without it. Wait and see. You insist on pretending that knowing how to shift proficiently makes one disinterested in auto shifting. Nothing could be further from the truth. Adopting auto shifting won't characterize someone as being inept in bikes any more than it actually did in cars. Thinking otherwise is just a mind game you are playing on yourself.