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A problem for what, ~500 people max worldwide? High end, competitive cycling where sabotage is likely isn't a big group.
by josefresco 2y ago
A problem for what, ~500 people max worldwide? High end, competitive cycling where sabotage is likely isn't a big group.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoThese have been in flagship consumer models for years now, and gradually drifting down into more mid-high level road bikes. Still talking about the $2k+ range but totally normal in the kind of bike your dentist or, frankly on HN, your coworkers, ride.
- andrewshadura 2y agoDi2 is also commonly used in consumer grade electric cargo bicycles, used by a lot of people every day to take their kids to school and back. You don't want your gears to fail while doing that.
- rondini 2y agoI would imagine the sporting body would be concerned that any crowd member with a flipper zero could remotely shift gears on a racer's bike and possibly render it immobile.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2y agoSounds like it is in the rider's own interest to not have a wireless bike.