mwanner13 wrote:
I'm an outlier. No electronic shifting or disc brakes. No point paying a fortune for shit you don't really need. Aero and light frame...check, aero helmet...check, lose weight...check, ride your ass off...check.
I just spec'd out a new bike with everything for like $8,500. The same frame with my existing mechanical groupset and rim brakes with my existing wheels is $3,700. Hmm... That's a $5,000 difference for a bike that really isn't faster or better. I'm not going to be the bike industry's bitch, and I'll have all kinds of fun passing people on their $10,000 bikes.
I kind of agree with you especially with TT bikes. I race and train on mostly flat courses, brakes are almost superfluous, disc brakes are overkill. I have mechanical on my BMC TT bike and just got a BMC road bike with Dura Ace Di2, I didn’t buy it, it was a very fortunate insurance job.
Anyway I have to say after how much everyone goes on about electronic shifting, it’s pretty underwhelming... Maybe I was expecting too much, the only gear shifting issue I’ve had is when you get stuck in the wrong gear going up a hill, gears are hard to shift because too much pressure on the crank, not sure why but I assumed this would be better with electronic. It’s no different. I’m struggling to see how you can justify $2k extra for slightly quicker gear changes that still have issues.
It’s a nice to have, but not for $2k... (Aussie).
