I always appreciated solid designs, but definitively stepped off the train in the late 90's. I'd been reading GP's writings and spent a lot of time on Sheldon's site. Slowly realizing that simple and dependable beat flashy and light every day of the week. I was riding a ton through a California El Nino winter, and the combination of muddy trails and mileage had me grinding up drivetrains about every month. Most of my disposable income was going to chains, chainrings, and cassettes. All those shift-assisting bits and narrow/short teeth just evaporated in those conditions. The only reason I switched to XTR cranks was that the (ridiculously expensive) chainrings were about 3x thicker than everything else. But --- ooof! -- when those had to be replaced..... ugh. Then I came into possession of an MB1, took off all the shifty bits and bought a BMX sprocket and a Surly tensioner. Those long, thick teeth on the back wheel refused to grind down, and the chunky chainring worked fine no matter how much grit got ground into it. The penny dropped, and I embraced the simple drivetrain lifestyle.
Jim On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:17:33 AM UTC-7 Mathias Steiner wrote: > please please please let it be an April-Fool's joke > > > On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 1:09:04 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> SaaS -- Shifting-as-a-Service, and "your personal power assistant." I >> love it. >> >> On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 10:41 AM Robert Calton <nca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> To add an amusing, cynical thought: can you imagine >>> Shifting-as-a-Service? New fully integrated wireless 5G groupsets charge >>> you $10/month for 1,000 shifts and then you're stuck with a fixie. Or pony >>> up $40/month for unlimited shifts and get your shifting analytics pushed to >>> the latest Shimano E-Tube app >>> <https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/e-tube/project.html>. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2f6347f-425d-4049-8681-011606a33895n%40googlegroups.com.
