I forgot i spotted this in a window in Matsuyama
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That light mount is pretty slick.
I was looking at new SRAM 12sp mechanical mech the other day. âWhat a monstrosityâ, I thought. So much bigger and brutalist compared to my GRX dangler. Then it hit me, this is how Grant sees my clutched choices when he threads in his ânine is fineâ M950 or Acera.
Am I just a watered down version of Grant (or Ron) who happens to hates chain slap? I suppose I value aestheticâŚI just wonât let it make ALL my choices for me. Still, I feel like a quitter here, only going halfway in my choices. The Riv boys and BQ fandoms have wholesale commitment to a true bike church, and I just drift through without much constitution. How can the polarized world have me?
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This is why I have more than one bike
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Weâre all Grant.
Seriously though, when I browse through the Riv staff bikes, I notice the younger crew is not as fundamentalist as Grant is.
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retrogrouch is a spectrum and the edges of that spectrum shift over time.
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Thinking about bikes is exhausting. Riding bikes is energizing. Make choices that will give you more fun not more opinions to post on the internet.
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what moves the bike Overton window? industry pushes new tech and standards because capitalism, opposed by⌠who?
Opposed by people who:
- prefer classic components on an aesthetic basis
- Prefer classic stuff on a functional basis (more tolerant of sloppy setup, less costly, etc)
- Enjoy self imposed restrictions (SS mtb or cx)
- Slightly overlapping with the above, people who ârediscoverâ old tech like fixed gears
- Ride their shit into the ground and donât feel the need to upgrade with every product cycle
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opposed/impacted by what ends up actually being better and what doesnât
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It me.
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Same. The $80,000 pick up dudes who just trade in every couple years-ification of cycling is nuts if you donât race, and nuts for some who do.
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Our Land Rover dealer has a steady stream of pre-owned, low-mileage used vehicles. Iâm embarrassed to admit that we traded in our 2024 Defender with < 1,600 miles (for a low-mileage 2022 RRS in exceptional condition).
thatâs just owners trying to stay ahead of the fire curve
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What drove the swap?
The Defender was overkill for our use case. Supâs dream car has always been an RRS, so when I found one that had the right color/interior/options, we made the swap.
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right on
Feels like Grant would be writing a huge blag about how the non-synchronized transmissions in the Series Rovers are the best way to shift.
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