My pet hypothesis is that wireless shifters/droppers came about because so many of us became so deeply scarred so quickly by trying to fish cables and hoses through poorly designed internal routing ports. Removing the cables entirely became the "logical" solution. On one hand, I abhor the dependence upon batteries and bluetooth. On the other, it sure is nice to make the cables disappear. I love the simplicity of cables, but I hate the aesthetic clutter. But I hate the added ritual of charging batteries even more...
Nov. 17, 2021, 10:52 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
My pet hypothesis is that wireless shifters/droppers came about because so many of us became so deeply scarred so quickly by trying to fish cables and hoses through poorly designed internal routing ports. Removing the cables entirely became the "logical" solution. On one hand, I abhor the dependence upon batteries and bluetooth. On the other, it sure is nice to make the cables disappear. I love the simplicity of cables, but I hate the aesthetic clutter. But I hate the added ritual of charging batteries even more...