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Well, it’s the fetishisation of electronic cables and hydraulic lines that has caused the problem. Those who prefer mechanical, or can’t afford di2, are left to suffer the consequences. I guess someone at Big Bike read Nudge.
It’s a temporary problem. New bikes will be free of mechanical cables soon enough, introducing the servicing model from the automotive world. Cycling is becoming more and more like car ownership.
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Those who prefer mechanical, or can’t afford di2, are left to suffer the consequences
those super 6 evos run fine with non-integrated cable routing... no one is forcing people to fit mechanical cables into integrated bars etc.
or people just need to buy a giant tcr and be done with it. i do broadly agree with your point though. it is ridiculous and something i have ranted about elsewhere on the forum before
swedeee
ffs the fetishization of integrated cable routing in road cycling has gone too far. no mechanic with a sound mind would suggest that bending mechanical cables like that is a good idea. the shifting must go to shit after a few months