It's not Luddism, just practicality. They will stick if their use brings advantages. I'm not convinced they will, in certain circumstances sure, but not universally.
Good marketing for the bike companies, not equitably advantageous for the teams and riders, the trumpeting of Jaguar's soft tail system on the Sky Pinarellos (4.6% performance hike, 50% comfort hike!) being a case in point.
It's not Luddism, just practicality. They will stick if their use brings advantages. I'm not convinced they will, in certain circumstances sure, but not universally.
Good marketing for the bike companies, not equitably advantageous for the teams and riders, the trumpeting of Jaguar's soft tail system on the Sky Pinarellos (4.6% performance hike, 50% comfort hike!) being a case in point.
We'll see.