Originally Posted by Kontact

More or less patronizing than the suggestion that people who don't prefer electric are cheap, uninformed or afraid of technology?

I don't care what you ride. Don't talk about what others ride like you all know better. Biking is a hobby. Period. You aren't winning the Hobby Award because you're doing it better.

Electric shifting is the lighted vanity mirror of bikes. It doesn't make you faster or better - but it does make things a little more pleasant and easy.