Thanks for the correction on the cartridge. Have never paid that much attention because you can just order it directly from them.
With full awareness that I'm talking to the wrong audience, I have an EXe I really enjoy (but about which I am definitely somewhat conflicted). But somehow I cannot come to terms with electronic shifting.
With the EXe, I can tell myself, especially as I get older, that the motor allows me to do X, Y, and Z that I couldn't do otherwise. Conversely, electronic shifting seems almost like conspicuous consumption. Hard for me to articulate, but it's somehow easier for me to come to terms with a sensibly-powered, very bike-like ebike. Unlike my legs and cardiovascular system, my thumbs are aging pretty darn well.
I'd almost put electronic shifting in the same category as battery-powered wine openers. When future civilizations study the downfall of our civilization, I'm convinced an agreed upon inflection point will be when we got too lazy to open alcoholic beverages without the assistance of motors and batteries.
(BTW, in such future civilization, there still won't be gear boxes that are worth a sh!t.)
March 25, 2023, 4:13 p.m. - DancingWithMyself
Thanks for the correction on the cartridge. Have never paid that much attention because you can just order it directly from them. With full awareness that I'm talking to the wrong audience, I have an EXe I really enjoy (but about which I am definitely somewhat conflicted). But somehow I cannot come to terms with electronic shifting. With the EXe, I can tell myself, especially as I get older, that the motor allows me to do X, Y, and Z that I couldn't do otherwise. Conversely, electronic shifting seems almost like conspicuous consumption. Hard for me to articulate, but it's somehow easier for me to come to terms with a sensibly-powered, very bike-like ebike. Unlike my legs and cardiovascular system, my thumbs are aging pretty darn well. I'd almost put electronic shifting in the same category as battery-powered wine openers. When future civilizations study the downfall of our civilization, I'm convinced an agreed upon inflection point will be when we got too lazy to open alcoholic beverages without the assistance of motors and batteries. (BTW, in such future civilization, there still won't be gear boxes that are worth a sh!t.)