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Indeed, one of the great things about electronic is that theres no physical reason why shifters can't all be cross compatible, they are literally just switches. Or indeed you could just programme your derailleur to be any speed you want.
It should be amazing, but businesses are stuck in their old ways.
Jameo-
It should be amazing, but businesses are stuck in their old ways.
They really aren't. The risk of opening up the firmware to allow users to modify it is too high for a business. Who would bear responsibility if someone screwed up changing the source code and bricked the system? Users would expect the manufacturer to fix it for them, but that comes at a cost to a business, so prices would go up to cover those potential costs.
This thread should be merged with the middle aged thread, as it is full of grumpy middle aged men who think the world owes them.
andyp
I hope the right to repair laws will force component makers to make hacking electronic devices possible.
Rendering a perfectly good set of 10 or 11 speed shifters impossible to use with 12 speed is bullshit.
The new groups from China can adjust to different cassettes.
They’re going to be serious threats to Shimano and SRAM.