Just like cars, tractors, computers, and seemingly every other product category, bikes—and especially e-bikes—are going all black box on us.
  • teft@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 hours ago

    I’m a daily downhill biker and i’ve only encountered that on cheap bikes. Anything over $1000 or so has the newest standards which don’t often change.

    I agree with all the ebike stuff. even though i don’t ride one i have friend that do and make similar complaints.

    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      10·
      3 hours ago

      Cars have started becoming harder and harder for home mechanics to repair already from early 2000s, and that’s definitely not a good thing whether you like or dislike cars in general. Making things harder to repair doesn’t reduce them, just increases waste

      • Nougat@fedia.io
        4·
        3 hours ago

        Early 2000s? Try mid 70s. That’s when all the electronically controlled stuff and emissions sensors came in. Pre-emissions cars are dead simple to make work.