Electronic Shifting - What's the Point?
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Years ago i met a guy that drove a Jaguar XK120 daily. When i asked if it was dependable, he raised the "bonnet" and I saw a AC Delco alternator and it was rewired and converted to 12v.
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You know that because you have access to my bank account, I suppose.
That I chose to ride a 1200€ bike doesn't mean I can't buy a 10000€ one. I could buy a Di2 bike if I wanted. I could buy several of them. I just don't see the point.
It seems there are pro cyclists that still prefer mechanical groupsets. Maybe they're too poor to buy electronic too...
You can spend your money however you want. I have my opinion and you have yours. I don't care.
That I chose to ride a 1200€ bike doesn't mean I can't buy a 10000€ one. I could buy a Di2 bike if I wanted. I could buy several of them. I just don't see the point.
It seems there are pro cyclists that still prefer mechanical groupsets. Maybe they're too poor to buy electronic too...
You can spend your money however you want. I have my opinion and you have yours. I don't care.
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Hey, now! My MGB was 12 volt! Positive ground, sure, but at least it was 12v!
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One is tempted to respond to this with "Yeah? Can you PROVE THAT?!?", just to be an a**.
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Why do the Brits drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators.
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I've never been on a bike with electronic shifting although I have a few friends that have it. All I have ever known is mechanical shifting. When the shifting became integrated with the brakes I thought that was the coolest thing ever. I keep my bikes in good shape so I haven't had any problems with mechanical shifting. It works well for me.
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I seriously think working on those cars made him go insane as he was such a perfectionist as most engineers are, that he would complain that whoever design this, that, or the other thing were stupid and should be shot for creating something that would always fail. After he redesigned several parts, he sent letters to MG with the designs. They paid him for several of them if I recall as a couple of them were safety related.
After a while, my mom was tired of the "MG Barn" and he ended up selling it for some obscene amount of money, divorced my mom, and took his MG T to Texas, never to be seen again.
Even though its a crappy ending, to this day, I have a thing for MG's.
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SRAM sucks, and if you don't believe that, google the Polish translation of SRAM.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sram...hrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=sram...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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SRAM sucks, and if you don't believe that, google the Polish translation of SRAM.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sram...hrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=sram...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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I believe Skoda got bought out by Opel, and the quality rose a bit. The one I drove was basically a communist-era, Eastern European copy of an early '70s Fiat-- so, in other words, an inferior copy of a cheap nasty car.
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I have Sram Force 11 and Shimano Ultegra 11 on my race and "daily driver" road bikes, respectively. The Sram stuff sucks in comparison. It's light and nifty, but has more problems and I don't like the feel. I felt the same way about Sram v Shimano in the 10 speed days too.
I'm going to Sram Etap Aero 11 on my TT bike, but I don't think that's going to be an even comparison with what I'm used to riding. It's Shimano mechanical 11 currently.
I'm going to Sram Etap Aero 11 on my TT bike, but I don't think that's going to be an even comparison with what I'm used to riding. It's Shimano mechanical 11 currently.
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I have Sram Force 11 and Shimano Ultegra 11 on my race and "daily driver" road bikes, respectively. The Sram stuff sucks in comparison. It's light and nifty, but has more problems and I don't like the feel. I felt the same way about Sram v Shimano in the 10 speed days too.
I'm going to Sram Etap Aero 11 on my TT bike, but I don't think that's going to be an even comparison with what I'm used to riding. It's Shimano mechanical 11 currently.
I'm going to Sram Etap Aero 11 on my TT bike, but I don't think that's going to be an even comparison with what I'm used to riding. It's Shimano mechanical 11 currently.
Unless you just like to complain.
30,000+ trouble free miles on Sram. Rival 10, Rival CX1, Red 22 and Red eTap. I've also ridden a little Shimano and don't plan on switching. But to each their own.
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IDK I do think Sram is kinda nifty and somehow more fitting (for me) on a race bike. I like that it's light and that you can pull the shifter paddle closer while in the drops. Helps w my small hands. Plus it just kinda feels racey.
But it mostly just pisses me off. It feels tacky and requires more adjustment over a big period of miles, but YMMV.
Really the whole bike just pisses me off. 2016 Venge expert w Sram Force 11. But its got all the fast bits on it and the price was right (ex team bike). My daily is a 2013 Giant TCR advanced ISP w Ultegra 11 and box rims. Superior in every way except maybe holding speed when its fast, but that's not a critical factor for me when training on anything but my TT bike.
Also yes it is fun to complain
But it mostly just pisses me off. It feels tacky and requires more adjustment over a big period of miles, but YMMV.
Really the whole bike just pisses me off. 2016 Venge expert w Sram Force 11. But its got all the fast bits on it and the price was right (ex team bike). My daily is a 2013 Giant TCR advanced ISP w Ultegra 11 and box rims. Superior in every way except maybe holding speed when its fast, but that's not a critical factor for me when training on anything but my TT bike.
Also yes it is fun to complain
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Skoda was bought out by the VW group and they are badge engineered VW models now
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Electronic shifting thread turning into a SRAM vs Shimano rivalry thread!
Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla, doesn't matter, both are good lets make peace!
Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla, doesn't matter, both are good lets make peace!
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