This, along with the new XTR, is sexy AF. It’s also absolutely antithetical to my ideal of the bicycle. Will there be parts in 30 years? Hell, will it last ten years? Can my knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing dumb ass work on it with the tools I already have and are applicable to all of my other bikes? What happens when it stops working and is no longer supported?
Shimano may have gotten better about this, but the last time I had to rebuild an STI lever, I swore off brifters. Okay, I’ve got one road bike with 10-speed STI, but I got it for $150 from a shop going out of business.
To paraphrase Louis Rossman: if you are unable to repair it, you don’t own it.
Yeah, I haven’t tried the new fancy stuff bc I know sourcing parts would be a pain around here, so I stick with stupidly simple bikes and it’s fine for my daily use
This, along with the new XTR, is sexy AF. It’s also absolutely antithetical to my ideal of the bicycle. Will there be parts in 30 years? Hell, will it last ten years? Can my knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing dumb ass work on it with the tools I already have and are applicable to all of my other bikes? What happens when it stops working and is no longer supported?
Shimano may have gotten better about this, but the last time I had to rebuild an STI lever, I swore off brifters. Okay, I’ve got one road bike with 10-speed STI, but I got it for $150 from a shop going out of business.
To paraphrase Louis Rossman: if you are unable to repair it, you don’t own it.
Yeah, I haven’t tried the new fancy stuff bc I know sourcing parts would be a pain around here, so I stick with stupidly simple bikes and it’s fine for my daily use