I suppose one of the nice conclusions you've drawn for yourself there is that V1 was good enough that you're still happy with it even in light of V2 and I'd think that's a good endorsement for V1 as well as the brand as a whole.
It seems like a lot of the negativity that often surfaces around a bike release or - much more predominantly, a new drivetrain coming to market - is that some people seem to feel that the emergence of a new thing means the older thing is no longer relevant or valuable or even useable. Obviously not the case, but it feels like that causes resentment, at least in some circles. So it's always nice (speaking personally as well as in response to your comment) when the new version comes out and you (or I) can look at the last version that we own and say "I'm still happy with this one".
May 11, 2023, 1:11 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
I suppose one of the nice conclusions you've drawn for yourself there is that V1 was good enough that you're still happy with it even in light of V2 and I'd think that's a good endorsement for V1 as well as the brand as a whole. It seems like a lot of the negativity that often surfaces around a bike release or - much more predominantly, a new drivetrain coming to market - is that some people seem to feel that the emergence of a new thing means the older thing is no longer relevant or valuable or even useable. Obviously not the case, but it feels like that causes resentment, at least in some circles. So it's always nice (speaking personally as well as in response to your comment) when the new version comes out and you (or I) can look at the last version that we own and say "I'm still happy with this one".