Originally Posted by
memebag
Yes, we all have disposable income. That wasn't what I was saying, though. The indicator is the amount of disposable income. The more disposable income, the more likely we are to have electronic shifting.
Agreed... but not always.
Besides disposable income you also need desire. There are many people that ride $3000 bikes and drive $50,000+ cars. They can easily afford a more expensive bike but they don't care. Conversely there are people that have $10,000+ bikes and drive older and/or cheaper cars. See rule
#25 .
I was told a store by a bike salesman about someone came in and wanted the most expensive bike they could order. The salesman asked why and was told he was sponsoring a cycling event and wanted it as a prop for the a fund raising diner the night before. He wound up buying a Cervelo P5 TT bike. The guy never came back after and he heard the bike was never seen again.
Talk about disposable income.