No, they would lap it up, mounting it on their Lance Armstrong replica Treks.
The good news is that we get their cast-offs at a great price! On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 11:54 AM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: > > Is there a chance that this could be good for those of us who like the > non-racing style of riding (as opposed to our friends who don't race either > but shop for parts as if they do and get won over by the marketing as if > they do)? > > Is there a chance that this Electronic Shifting System could take over the > racing world, but NOT win over the Non-Bobbish racer-emulators due to > prohibitive cost, along with a realization that throwing out their 2008 > Shimano and Campy (that had just been touted as "gone to 11" both literally > and figuratively) in favor of yet another new system is really just overly > decadent and beyond ridiculous. > > In other words, could the enthusiasts who emulate racers finally accept > that this new part that will be indispensable for racing will be something > that they really don't want? If so, I think this could be good for the way > that companies develop parts for all of us non-racers. It could help to > bring into question the assumption that all of us desire the trickle-down of > racing-style parts. > > -James > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Jim Cloud <[email protected]> > >Sent: Feb 14, 2009 12:22 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > >Subject: [RBW] EEK!!! Say it ain't so (Shimano Electronic Shiftng System) > > > > > >First a reintroduction. I was previously a member of the old bikelist > >Rivendell Bicycle Owners group, however I haven't participated in this > >reconstituted group under the Cyclofiend banner. After following some > >of the recent postings I wanted back in! > > > >I just read an article in today's online edition of the New York > >Times. I'm sure this is new news, however I thought the article was > >interesting. Here's a link: > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/sports/cycling/14gears.html?th&emc=th > > > >I'm sure that Grant Peterson will be wildly enthusiastic! > > > >What's wrong with friction shifting or an indexed shifting system (I > >use both)? > > > >Jim Cloud > > > >> > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
