I was bummed to hear of Kitsbow's demise. Years ago on a trip to NorCal I tried to drop by but they weren't open on the weekend or something like that... I never ordered any of their kit as I was hesitant to drop that much cheddar on a clothing piece I'd never tried on, particularly with a small retailer that couldn't afford to offer free shipping on returns. Paying shipping bidirectionally plus the cc conversion fees is an expensive way to try on a shirt or pair of shorts.
When I saw the deluge of Transmission articles I swore remembered Andrew hating on UDH for providing "too solid" of an interface to provide any protection for the derailleur and thought - "Oh - this makes sense now". It's neat but I'm unlikely to ever own it. My go-to is an XT shifter paired to a Deore derailleur with a spare in the truck.
It's also hilarious to me that this upgrade kit costs significantly more than "_the most Andrew Major-like bike I've considered owning_"...
March 27, 2023, 3:10 p.m. - khai
I was bummed to hear of Kitsbow's demise. Years ago on a trip to NorCal I tried to drop by but they weren't open on the weekend or something like that... I never ordered any of their kit as I was hesitant to drop that much cheddar on a clothing piece I'd never tried on, particularly with a small retailer that couldn't afford to offer free shipping on returns. Paying shipping bidirectionally plus the cc conversion fees is an expensive way to try on a shirt or pair of shorts. When I saw the deluge of Transmission articles I swore remembered Andrew hating on UDH for providing "too solid" of an interface to provide any protection for the derailleur and thought - "Oh - this makes sense now". It's neat but I'm unlikely to ever own it. My go-to is an XT shifter paired to a Deore derailleur with a spare in the truck. It's also hilarious to me that this upgrade kit costs significantly more than "_the most Andrew Major-like bike I've considered owning_"... 