Electronic braking? Probably not, but shifting that recharges as you ride could be on the way
Electronic braking? Probably not, but shifting that recharges as you ride could be on the way
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Electronic braking? Probably not, but shifting that recharges as you ride could be on the way
The last thing we need is more electronic components on bikes.
It's shit like this that gave me a headache when I worked on bikes in a shop - give me cables, levers, and serviceable derailleurs or nothing, please!
The obsession toward overcomplicating a simple mechanism is both fascinating and annoying. We have that in car, and it became a death box if accident happens and you lost power, nothing will work other than smashing your window.
At least in bicycle world, it will never became mainstream. A cable/hydraulic works just fine.
Are you a current cyclist? Because quite a bit of modern bikes have electronic and wireless parts now.
If something is lighter in weight racers will use it. And since racers will use them then so will hobbyists because roadie dorks always follow the peloton.
You say that but if it's lighter, and sold as the next big thing you'd be surprised what people would buy. Regrettably the freds of the world will eat up what cycling marketers put down for them.
I can picture it now; no hydraulic lag - brake by wire! No air bubbles, no more DOT fluid! Shave grams off your bike! Tune it with a proprietary app!