I find this comment, from the article, to be a little hard to swallow ; "the system also eliminates much of the maintenance required by mechanical systems" hmmm you still have FD, RD chain and crank, to which you have added electronics, so how exactly does that reduce maintence ?
IMO it just adds to the "more stuff to break" category. Perhaps in Leonard Zinn's next book on road bike maintence he will explain how you should carry a 9 volt battery with you to jump start your electro shift system in case of break down ;-) I have nothing against progress and trickle down is almost always a good thing BUT I find, as I get older, that I like realiblity and durablity more than "the latest thing". Man, I am getting grouchie? RoadieRyan On Feb 14, 12:22 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > First a reintroduction. I was previously a member of the old bikelist > Rivendell Bicycle Owners group, however I haven't participated in this > reconstituted group under the Cyclofiend banner. After following some > of the recent postings I wanted back in! > > I just read an article in today's online edition of the New York > Times. I'm sure this is new news, however I thought the article was > interesting. Here's a link: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/sports/cycling/14gears.html?th&emc=th > > I'm sure that Grant Peterson will be wildly enthusiastic! > > What's wrong with friction shifting or an indexed shifting system (I > use both)? > > Jim Cloud --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
