A feature or upgrade that you have to have now?

[John H.]

You pretty much hit my 2019 list.
28-32mm tires (tubeless)
disc brakes
DI2

Though I would add carbon wheels since they work so well in a disc brake scenario.

Originally Posted by SeanScott

Is there a feature or product that you never had or tried that you now have to have on your bikes?
I was thinking today on a ride how a never rode larger tires and now love them.
Also, I really like a bar with a flat top for my palms.

2 other thing I like that I never thought I would,
electronic shifting
Road disc (for the tire size)

[madsciencenow]

I’m kinda addicted to riding with a PM and I really like the Garmin radar light.


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[johnmdesigner]

Originally Posted by bikinchris

We get free plane tickets to Europe every few years. Delta Sky Miles rewards card and Marriott rewards cards is how we do it. We only buy things we would buy anyway and pay them off every month. Eventually, we have enough rewards built up to go on a trip.

Oh dear god, what does this mean?

[bikinchris]

Originally Posted by johnmdesigner

Oh dear god, what does this mean?

????

[Dasarbule]

I'd like to upgrade my days to 28hrs.

[pcxmbfj]

Dropper post.

[soulspinner]

better computer

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by unterhausen

Not quite car free, but riding gravel around here can be close.
If it weren't for people driving out into the woods to get spring water, there would be even fewer cars.

Post above reminded me of this upgrade I need to have now. On my last ride, a 400km brevet, my Garmin 800 failed to do turn by turn navigation at all even though it was on. And then at night, the color code for the roads had somehow switched to a very thin line and all the colors were the same. So I mostly had to rely on my cue sheet. Then with about 15 miles to go, the garmin just locked up. I don't think I could use my phone for this because of the length of time that I ride. I was thinking about getting a garmin 1030, but the 800 just works so poorly for me even though it has all the elements in place. It's hard to make the leap of faith needed to give them more money.

I used to own the edge 1000 and had issues with it freezing or being glitchy on occasion. When it died in the rain after five years of use I went over to wahoo for a bit and really missed the turn-by-turn and other features of the garmin. I ended up going back to the 1030 and I must say, it's much improved. The battery life is much better than the old garmins, no issue with it freezing up and the turn-by-turn works remarkably well. In addition, what I really like is that it lets me program a destination while I'm riding. Most of the time this looks like me riding out for a couple of hours and then asking for a route home. If I come to a road I don't want to ride it re-routes with no issues. The touch screen also works much better than the edge 1000.

[El Chaba]

I'm having a hard time thinking of anything in the past 15-20 years....

[zmalwo]

I think the biggest upgrade for me is Di2. Used to think meh what's the difference but now I'm used to it and don't want to go back to mechanical. I do everything myself so cost of bike shop is not a problem either. it's just the crispiness of the shifts that prevents me from going back to mechanical. Also di2 FD shifting is incomparable from all other options.

[oldpotatoe]

Feature?..time, health..If I didn't ride a bike, I'd do something else..
I'm not surgically joined to a 'bike'..
I have a EPS bike, a friction shifting bike..both work..object of the ride is the ride, not the tool/toy..

[commonguy001]

Originally Posted by pcxmbfj

Dropper post.

On My MTB I am 100% in agreement

[DRZRM]

Yeah, dropper post on MTB was a game changer. Also, wide (46) Ritchey Velomax bars have me in the drops more. Will use them for gravel and will change from a Salsa Woodchipper on my dirt drop MTB,I may try them on my road bike too. I just wish the tops were a bit thicker, maybe need to double the wrap on top.

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Columbine Quikchainger

It just amazes me that more manufacturers don't offer this.

(I don't actually own one, so it doesn't count as my contribution to this Must Have thread, but if I could get them on all my bikes I would.)

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Feature?..time, health..If I didn't ride a bike, I'd do something else..
I'm not surgically joined to a 'bike'..
I have a EPS bike, a friction shifting bike..both work..object of the ride is the ride, not the tool/toy..

I agree the object is the ride but the tool does matter, right? I mean if your bike was equipped with etap... ... this would matter?