Originally Posted by bblair

Stacking all these tech changes on top of each other has created a situation in the last 4-5 years where upgrading just isn't possible - it's new bike time. That's what's made a lot of this change untenable for many.

Well, we are getting a little off topic, but 10,000% agree with you. I don't buy new bikes too often, so when I paid a lot of money 7 years ago for a new Titanium beauty, it was with the expectation that it would last me a very long time, if not forever.

But crap, my bike is obsolete. I need new shifters and those are backordered because Ultegra mechanical has gone away. I need new wheels and those are in short supply. Sucks.