"Right to Repair" required for bikes

[4WD]

No, that's southern Ontario about two months ago.

It was an attempt at sarcasm considering how narrow 😷

 

[wpod]

Yes, but they make less money if I replace my brakes with something I can get parts for. I'm sure they take all of this into account when deciding whether or not to sell replacement parts.

Yes they do and do not offer repair parts.

 

[nthach]

Shimano has always been one for replacing the whole unit. It’s a shame, their stuff works reliably well. My bike mechanic friends advise not specifying SRAM - while their customer service and documentation is readily available, it’s not durable. Shimano hydraulic brakes are the gold standard. SRAM might have been first out of the gate - but they had to initiate a recall for their road hydraulic system due to cold weather failure and I’ve heard it’s hard to get an Avid DOT fluid system to work just right.

with the explosion of e-bikes and electronic shifting(Di2, eTap, Campy EPS), the bike industry industry will have the same reckoning the automotive industry had before OBD-II.