Awesome Andrew, and I think it hits on a key point in cycling. It almost seems like we're splitting (or maybe it's always been there, and I'm just getting woke). At one end, there's the iBike crowd who write off the cost off their bikes as soon as purchased, compatibility, serviceability, and resale value be damned for the sake of performance. And then there's those who dream of owning Titanium hardtails....
That said, I wonder how much the bike-industry-staff demographic has impacted the relatively good compatibility of mechanical components and terrible compatibility of bike electrical systems. When you look at the cross-compatibility problems of electric systems, they stem from companies like Bosch, Yamaha, and Fox (motorsport), and others which come from the OEM Only happy motorsports industries.
Nov. 14, 2018, 2:51 p.m. - Sanesh Iyer
Awesome Andrew, and I think it hits on a key point in cycling. It almost seems like we're splitting (or maybe it's always been there, and I'm just getting woke). At one end, there's the iBike crowd who write off the cost off their bikes as soon as purchased, compatibility, serviceability, and resale value be damned for the sake of performance. And then there's those who dream of owning Titanium hardtails.... That said, I wonder how much the bike-industry-staff demographic has impacted the relatively good compatibility of mechanical components and terrible compatibility of bike electrical systems. When you look at the cross-compatibility problems of electric systems, they stem from companies like Bosch, Yamaha, and Fox (motorsport), and others which come from the OEM Only happy motorsports industries.