Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
As far as your point, If the bike companies wanted to standardize stuff, they could. This happens all the time in electronics - cell phones play together, DVDs play together, even electric car chargers are starting to come together.
There is still plenty of standardisation in bike gear. But too much long term standardisation slows innovation and progress. It’s a fine line. I don’t personally want everything on my bikes to be “standard” and I certainly don’t want to be limited by any long term fixed standards. The consumables on my bikes are nearly all standardised eg tyres, cassette, chain, BB etc and those which aren’t like brake pads are readily available from OEM and third party suppliers.