Originally Posted by
Toespeas
we cant allow the bike industry to continue to tell us what we should buy , producing world tour frames based on uci rules and racing tech , we need bikes that are accessible and if we keep supporting disc brakes and electronic shifting...
The part of the bike industry that brings you electronic shifting is utterly irrelevant to the part that could be supplying basic transport but instead puts BOS's in big box stores.
Ride whatever you like for enjoyment without guilt; that's utterly irrelevant to this issue.
What gets sold to people with severe financial limitations is the issue under discussion.