Originally Posted by rosefarts

Using the word portmanteau does not make you an expert on language. Do you say Frisbee or flisk? (Flying + disk)

It’s a lazy and inaccurate abbreviation.

These bikes from the 90’s were Campy or Shimano. There was no online smorgasbord of outside components, SRAM was gripshift.

Youre talking about 2 brands, not a genre. Not cross compatible without help. One high end exclusively and the other runs the whole gambit. Seems like two names makes more sense from a technical and linguistic standpoint.