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What I posted wasn't a rant. It was a statement of fact, and it was free of the emotion that is normally associated with a rant. I remember scoffing at Shimano's first crack at BioPace chainrings. People thought I was "yelling at clouds" then too. Nope. I didn't see them as an improvement or an upgrade. I was right. Come to think of it, I haven't read very much at all about creaky square taper English threaded bottom brackets. And somehow I have never blown a turn with mountain bike bars that are less than 3 feet wide either. Marketers convince people that the latest iteration of something is a great improvement, and that keeps the industry turning. I fully support that. I support it while staying grounded in reality. <---- That's not a rant.
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What I posted wasn't a rant. It was a statement of fact, and it was free of the emotion that is normally associated with a rant. I remember scoffing at Shimano's first crack at BioPace chainrings. People thought I was "yelling at clouds" then too. Nope. I didn't see them as an improvement or an upgrade. I was right. Come to think of it, I haven't read very much at all about creaky square taper English threaded bottom brackets. And somehow I have never blown a turn with mountain bike bars that are less than 3 feet wide either. Marketers convince people that the latest iteration of something is a great improvement, and that keeps the industry turning. I fully support that. I support it while staying grounded in reality. <---- That's not a rant.
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I thought through axles were to address a liability issue. It seems that if you apply a front disc brake hard enough it can pull the axle out of the dropout, even if it's properly tightened. One reason for the pros pushing back on discs was that they made it too hard to swap wheels. You know, to one with a motor in the hub...
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I thought through axles were to address a liability issue. It seems that if you apply a front disc brake hard enough it can pull the axle out of the dropout, even if it's properly tightened. One reason for the pros pushing back on discs was that they made it too hard to swap wheels. You know, to one with a motor in the hub...
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Well, things are generally marketed to those who can afford it and want it, so it's pretty safe to say that this isn't the generational war against the new that people are portraying here.
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What I posted wasn't a rant. It was a statement of fact, and it was free of the emotion that is normally associated with a rant. I remember scoffing at Shimano's first crack at BioPace chainrings. People thought I was "yelling at clouds" then too. Nope. I didn't see them as an improvement or an upgrade. I was right. Come to think of it, I haven't read very much at all about creaky square taper English threaded bottom brackets. And somehow I have never blown a turn with mountain bike bars that are less than 3 feet wide either. Marketers convince people that the latest iteration of something is a great improvement, and that keeps the industry turning. I fully support that. I support it while staying grounded in reality. <---- That's not a rant.
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You need to get a a gravel bike, cross bike, a bikepacking bike, a touring bike, an urban bikepacking bike, a rural touring bike, a commuter, and an all-road bike.
Plus, the newest and coolest thing in on bike storage is a dangle bong or mini bag...something like that (you get one of these if your bike smokes weed).
Plus, the newest and coolest thing in on bike storage is a dangle bong or mini bag...something like that (you get one of these if your bike smokes weed).
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Does anyone really think bikes are that much more advanced than they were 30 years ago?
Manufacturing processes have evolved, but working on the bikes themselves are pretty much the same.
The only time I had to break out different tools was the brief time I owned a couple of 70's vintage Schwinns. Had to trade the metric allen wrenches for a 3/8 inch open end wrench. That took some searching. I use the same tools on my 1982 Bianchi that I use on my 2018 gravel bike. I did need to buy a bottom bracket tool for the gravel bike, but really no different than a freewheel tool for the Schwinns.
And through axles rock. Makes for a much more solid bike. Bike manufactures must hate them since they are actually more work to build.
Manufacturing processes have evolved, but working on the bikes themselves are pretty much the same.
The only time I had to break out different tools was the brief time I owned a couple of 70's vintage Schwinns. Had to trade the metric allen wrenches for a 3/8 inch open end wrench. That took some searching. I use the same tools on my 1982 Bianchi that I use on my 2018 gravel bike. I did need to buy a bottom bracket tool for the gravel bike, but really no different than a freewheel tool for the Schwinns.
And through axles rock. Makes for a much more solid bike. Bike manufactures must hate them since they are actually more work to build.
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Pick up a few shifts in the shop and then tell us about how bleeding hydraulic brakes, rebuilding shocks, truing disc rotors, converting to tubeless, press-fitting bottom brackets, routing internal cables, and setting up electronic shifting is "pretty much the same" as working on your 70s Schwinn and 1982 Bianchi.
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Apologies to everyone, but this thread title has put a song into my brain, and I need to share.
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Pick up a few shifts in the shop and then tell us about how bleeding hydraulic brakes, rebuilding shocks, truing disc rotors, converting to tubeless, press-fitting bottom brackets, routing internal cables, and setting up electronic shifting is "pretty much the same" as working on your 70s Schwinn and 1982 Bianchi.
Perhaps when I'm done working in your shop you can come to mine and help program radars.
I sure find threadless headsets, hollowtech bottom brackets and mechanical discs much easier to work on than the older stuff. In all honesty setting the brakes on the old Schwinns was a challenge because one needed a wrench in both hand to lock down the cable lock nuts. Allen head fasteners and captive hardware simplified everything.
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One of the reasons for through axles was the rise of disc brakes, and the forces involved allowing the possibility of a QR axle to be forced out of the drop out.
https://youtu.be/4w6uqN_Pips
https://youtu.be/4w6uqN_Pips
Quick releases aren't as quick since they started putting lawyers lips on things. Now it is trial and error to get the tension right. Through axles are often quicker, cinch them down once and done.
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E-bikes are all over the roads and trails these days. And good ones cost about $5K
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