Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Functionality From Karoo
Apart from sharing the opinion here that this is a customer hostile move...<p>I&#x27;m pretty happy that my bikes (MTB and Road) have zero electric components (not even light if I don&#x27;t strap it on) and I want to keep it that way. I have yet so see an electric part that I <i>need</i> or that even just provides me with enough benefit that it&#x27;s worth the hassle of freakin&#x27; <i>firware updates</i>. Much less having a CAN bus on my bike? is this only for electric bikes or also for gears? I&#x27;m confused...<p>Anyhow, I always thought that running a bike repair shop might be my plan B for when I finally get fed up with computers, but I recently realized bikes are now computers with wheels, just like cars and fridges and toasters and door bells... So I&#x27;m looking for a new plan B.<p>FWIW, just as with fridges and toasters, I think this is a move in the wrong direction. It increases CO2&#x2F;pollution footprint and reduces lifetime. And as we see here, it opens you up to a whole new class of customer abuse.