[some-guy]

Bicycle-building has replaced my obsession with building PCs. Unlike PCs, bike performance doesn't follow Moore's Law -- bikes make forty years ago, if kept in decent condition, are still going to be better bikes than a new bike purchased at Walmart or Target.

I'm old-fashioned, but I generally want able-bodied folks to get on the saddle if they can, whether it's an old clunker or a new e-bike. Shimano makes amazing electronic components, but what about the cheap competitors that start flooding the market with integrated parts that break? Will bikes be salvageable and maintainable beyond that point? Are we going to get into a planned obsolescence situation here?