Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
i just remember that a whole lot of people never even shifted their mult-speed bikes, for the most part, because they could never learn to do it effectively, but i'll bet the vast majority of them managed to tie their shoes before the age of eight. OK, i'll admit i was 10 or 11 and only weened at 14, but i was a late bloomer.
That doesn't make those who could do it obligated to keep on. It was once a differentiator, but refusing to modernize in order to retain that differential is cutting off your nose to spite your face. And the guy who couldn't do it previously will now be doing it better than you. How is that a winning situation for you.