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Benjamin Lewis wrote:
> John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
>>I am puzzled why you feel the need to ascribe to marketing what seems
>>to be a simple fact based on the functionality of the product.
>
>
> "Seems" is subjective. There are a lot of people here to whom it does not
> seem that way. What seems clear to *me* is that the ratio here of people
> who prefer barcons to those who prefer integrated shifters is far higher
> than the ratio of barcon equipped bikes to STI equipped bikes on display in
> any LBS I've been into. I don't know how the ratio of vocal participants
> is biased relative to those who remain silent; however, it is an extremely
> good indication to me that marketing forces are biased towards integrated
> shifters in spite of relative merits rather than because of them.
>
There are really three kinds of cyclists, even in this group.
1) Those who will only use older technology (DT/Barcon)
2) Those who will only use newer technology (Brifters)
3) Those who really do not car one way or another
You might find in a group like this, 5% - 10% fall into the first group,
5 - 10% fall into the second group, and everyone else falls into the
third group.
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> John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
>>I am puzzled why you feel the need to ascribe to marketing what seems
>>to be a simple fact based on the functionality of the product.
>
>
> "Seems" is subjective. There are a lot of people here to whom it does not
> seem that way. What seems clear to *me* is that the ratio here of people
> who prefer barcons to those who prefer integrated shifters is far higher
> than the ratio of barcon equipped bikes to STI equipped bikes on display in
> any LBS I've been into. I don't know how the ratio of vocal participants
> is biased relative to those who remain silent; however, it is an extremely
> good indication to me that marketing forces are biased towards integrated
> shifters in spite of relative merits rather than because of them.
>
There are really three kinds of cyclists, even in this group.
1) Those who will only use older technology (DT/Barcon)
2) Those who will only use newer technology (Brifters)
3) Those who really do not car one way or another
You might find in a group like this, 5% - 10% fall into the first group,
5 - 10% fall into the second group, and everyone else falls into the
third group.
W