There was a time up until about 2012 when it looked like the standards were settled, and in the last 5-10 years, both mountain bike and road bike standards have gone all over the place. I can't keep up and stuck with the 26 inch wheel, double/triple front chainrings (which give you more range than 1x, if you actually climb, you really do need it), 1 1/4 threadless stems, head set sizes, how disc brakes mount, like several dozen bottom bracket systems, etc. Problem is they started phasing out new parts like suspension forks and even decent replacement tyres for the old sizes, which means I'm basically probably going to be forced to upgrade my whole bike, just as they planned. It disgusts me, I just want to ride.
the propietary bullshit also seems to make a comeback in a bad way. It's annoying. I dread the day all the inter-compatible Shimano 8-Speed Stuff isn't around anymore, that allowed you to jury rig together so much stuff. Maybe Microshift keeps making shimano compatible stuff.
and even decent replacement tyres for the old sizes, which means I’m basically probably going to be forced to upgrade my whole bike, just as they planned. It disgusts me, I just want to ride.
For a 26"? Those still seem pretty ubiquotous from where I sit, even the odd gravel bike has them
There was a time up until about 2012 when it looked like the standards were settled, and in the last 5-10 years, both mountain bike and road bike standards have gone all over the place. I can't keep up and stuck with the 26 inch wheel, double/triple front chainrings (which give you more range than 1x, if you actually climb, you really do need it), 1 1/4 threadless stems, head set sizes, how disc brakes mount, like several dozen bottom bracket systems, etc. Problem is they started phasing out new parts like suspension forks and even decent replacement tyres for the old sizes, which means I'm basically probably going to be forced to upgrade my whole bike, just as they planned. It disgusts me, I just want to ride.
the propietary bullshit also seems to make a comeback in a bad way. It's annoying. I dread the day all the inter-compatible Shimano 8-Speed Stuff isn't around anymore, that allowed you to jury rig together so much stuff. Maybe Microshift keeps making shimano compatible stuff.
For a 26"? Those still seem pretty ubiquotous from where I sit, even the odd gravel bike has them