Within five years, anything above an entry-level bike will require batteries — and I don't like it

Mechanical shifting.

We’ve all been there.

Maybe it was you. Maybe it was someone you ride with. But we’ve all been there. You’re about to set off for a ride. Or maybe you’re deep in one, far from home, and you realise that, for some reason or another, your bike isn’t shifting. After a quick diagnosis, you realise one or more of your batteries isn’t working. At best, it’s just dead. At worst, it’s broken.