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Old 04-11-22, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
i am drawing the line at e-shifting. It may be fantastic and fast, but I have enough items on the bike to charge now but having the shifting mechanism run out of juice whem I am several miles out or having it throw an error or malfunction. I know what this makes me sound like, but so be it.
I also draw the line at e-shifting, mainly because I have this "romantic" notion that shifting should be done by wire.

It of course doesn't bother me that e-shifting exists and who knows if one day I will change my mind.

And whilst it's not "New", I am also very much not in favour of single speed/fixed gear bikes for myself, as one of the magical things to me about bikes, is having multiple gears that best match the terrain you are riding.
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