Lill buttons. The system makes a pleasant bzzz click sound

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   Pepijn (pepijn@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2026 22:33:15 JST Pepijn

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   @CiaraNi They're more common than you (and I, until we bought one weeks ago: was the "stock" option) realise.

   It's basically a normal shifting / external gearing system with the mechanical cable from the handlebar to the gear replaced by a little motor inside the gearing thingy.
   Small buttons on the handlebar do the shifting. Signal is send wireless or with a cable.

   I assume eight years from now something breaks in the middle of winter and I'll be all pissed.

   @osma