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Your wireless drivetrain might not be as safe or secure as you think - Canadian Cycling Magazine (cyclingmagazine.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Another win for older tech?

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm not worried about one trip soon after purchase, I'm worried about one trip about 5-10 years after purchase. By then, I'll probably have misplaced the spare or the spare has died, and I'd be SOL.

I rarely ride for pleasure, it's almost exclusively for transportation, so I'm not going to be doing a ton of prep for each ride. I want things to fail gracefully so I can reliably get home. Having shifting completely fail is a pretty big deal.