Originally Posted by
mschwett
my only point of comparison are other bikes with mechanical derailleurs, which have required adjustment more often than that. just my own experience - electronic shifting is more "reliable." could be an outlier. i didn't ride road bikes in the 80s, but i have ridden road bikes from the 80s, and i do think a modern carbon bike with electronic shifting, brifters, a wide gearing range, tubeless tires, a power meter, etc is noticeably better in ways that matter to me. i completely understand that those may not be ways that are better for someone else.
I don't have any problem with that, except I put many, many more than 1500 miles between adjustments on mechanical derailleurs. . My issue was with the notion that older bikes were less reliable and the suggestion that the ease of working on them was a bug, not a feature. Bicycles have pretty much always been very durable machines. I have no idea what the longevity of e-shifting components is going to be, but mechanical stuff has been lasting for many, many decades.