as much as we like to think we're perfectly objective, we all have personal biases to an extent, it's just a matter of making said potentially skewed perspectives clear. mike has written quite a few gearbox related column inches over the years; i don't think he's intrinsically biased against the technology, just that the current tech doesn't appear to jive with what he currently looks for in a bike. i've been a gearbox nerd since forever (I've a 10yr old gb bike in the quiver), and came into this with an eager and open mind - perhaps a bit more willing to embrace benefits that (in my mind) outweigh the quirks - at least for some people's needs.
June 6, 2018, 2:14 p.m. - Perry Schebel
as much as we like to think we're perfectly objective, we all have personal biases to an extent, it's just a matter of making said potentially skewed perspectives clear. mike has written quite a few gearbox related column inches over the years; i don't think he's intrinsically biased against the technology, just that the current tech doesn't appear to jive with what he currently looks for in a bike. i've been a gearbox nerd since forever (I've a 10yr old gb bike in the quiver), and came into this with an eager and open mind - perhaps a bit more willing to embrace benefits that (in my mind) outweigh the quirks - at least for some people's needs.