jefmcg
Guru
Is this some strange usage of the word "only" of which I was not previously aware?
How much technology on a bike is "too much"?
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Is this some strange usage of the word "only" of which I was not previously aware?
Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Bikes are not and never have been complicated machines. Even with all the latest tech they are simple machines that can be assembled from all their component parts by anyone who can change a set of spark plugs or wire a plug.
I don't think technology goes too far until it detracts from the ride.
My GPS lets me go to new places and my lights to visit old places at different times. The same goes for other new tech, it changes the way you ride, but you're still riding, turning the pedals and propelling yourself by yourself.
Even eBikes simply increase the accessibility of cycling. If you don't want to use some of these things then that's your choice, but it's not too much.
My GPS lets me go to new places and my lights to visit old places at different times. The same goes for other new tech, it changes the way you ride, but you're still riding, turning the pedals and propelling yourself by yourself.
Even eBikes simply increase the accessibility of cycling. If you don't want to use some of these things then that's your choice, but it's not too much.
mustang1
Guru
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- London, UK
+1 to what drago said. I love technology and stuff but when it comes to bikes, keep all that mumbo jumbo away from me. Indont want any of it, I don't want and trickle down. If that ever happens, then I'll finally go to an independent frame builder or go single speed.
I don't want anything that requires a "software update". To the hell with that.
And just in case it's not clear: screw all electronics on the bike. Screw them all to hell.
mustang1
Guru
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Warning, you are about to be hit in the ass. Your will has been auto uploaded to your solicitor. Have a happy funeral and thank you for buying product X rear view protection.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Not exclusively, no.
vickster
Legendary Member
We women can multitask you know
gilespargiter
Veteran
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- N Wales
I can see that this tech can be great to play with and as experimenting with concepts can be quite a pleasure to many people.
Does it make your bike go faster more easily? Is it more reliable and less mainteneance? I really don't think so. I most certainly will not be setting off across muddy wet hills with kit like that anytime soon myself, either on or off road.
The bit I really like in the linked to article is where it says; ". . . weight difference between them and the mechanical group has narrowed to a mere six ounces . . ." My alternative fraziology (?) was more like; Cor blimey - you pays all that money and it weighs nearly half a pound more!
Rather like disc brakes on light road bikes - You spend loads a time, thought and money on making them slick light and streamlined - then spend even more on screwing all that up and stopping them
. However I'm not supposed to be the sarcastic one round here. . .
Does it make your bike go faster more easily? Is it more reliable and less mainteneance? I really don't think so. I most certainly will not be setting off across muddy wet hills with kit like that anytime soon myself, either on or off road.
The bit I really like in the linked to article is where it says; ". . . weight difference between them and the mechanical group has narrowed to a mere six ounces . . ." My alternative fraziology (?) was more like; Cor blimey - you pays all that money and it weighs nearly half a pound more!
Rather like disc brakes on light road bikes - You spend loads a time, thought and money on making them slick light and streamlined - then spend even more on screwing all that up and stopping them
. However I'm not supposed to be the sarcastic one round here. . .
Sunny Portrush
Guru
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- Musselburgh
I like a wee bit of technology but not willing to spend any amount hence my most expensive piece of tech bar the bike itself is an Edge 25. But the main thing from this thread that sticks in my mind is that you can get bluetooth vibrators - do you put them under the saddle??
Noodle Legs
Winging it
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Ah, the old “I don’t have a relevant comment so I’ll pull apart others’ spelling and/or grammar instead” routine......
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jefmcg
Guru
No, it is the old "satirising of a ridiculous statement by pretending it is using language incorrectly"**
Ah, the old “I don’t have a relevant comment so I’ll pull apart others’ spelling and/or grammar instead” routine......
**borrowed from Douglas Adams
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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If you are coming out of a t-junction and looking left, who is watching the road to the right?
I don't stare at my GPS; I glance at it for about half a second at a time, and only when I am not looking at something more important such as a car coming straight at me!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Your bike has Spark plugs and plugs into the mains?
Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Doesn't everybodys?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
The seat is heated but that is about it
