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		davidw on Oct 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disc Brakes Took over the Cycling World. Here's Wh... It is fast; it's like just think about changing gears and poof, it's done. But I hate having yet another electronic device in my life that I have to keep charged up.

Simulacra on Oct 21, 2023 [–]

It's really cool, but it's changed racing and it doesn't feel traditional anymore. Proper gear change, shift wear and tear, those are aspects of racing.

I could be a Luddite, but maybe I'm just a traditionalist.

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