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Too much integration, and proprietary interfaces between modules, when there even are any, are the big problems here, and it's not just bicycles, but nearly eve
by jacknews 4y ago
Too much integration, and proprietary interfaces between modules, when there even are any, are the big problems here, and it's not just bicycles, but nearly everything.
We need to stick with, or go back to, modular assemblies of parts with standard interfaces.
- justinator 4y agoI would say the bicycle is still an incredible shining example of standard interfaces working at a near universal level, given there's a billion bicycles in the world, so some variation in part sizes is to be expected. I'm not sure if I can think of a more universally modular tool for transportation that is as complex as the bicycle.
- jacknews 4y agoI agree, and desktop PC are another reasonable example, but it seems even these examples are under threat from this trend toward tighter integration and proprietary standards.