sirmoun10goat

These cassettes yes, but I’m referring to the concept of the wide range cassettes. These came about when SRAM launched the 10-42. My reading of the OPs question is that he believes a wide range cassette is an upgrade. It’s only an upgrade in the correct circumstances, and highly unlikely to be beneficial with a 3x

What makes you think an 11-42 is an upgrade? Wide cassettes were designed for a 1x setup. With your 3x, I think this would be more frustrating than beneficial

I suspect they might be rare as hen’s teeth I did read somewhere here on the hub that a boost front hub will work-a boost from hub is 110x15, which is the same as predictive steering hub, so it seems reasonable

The opening question was very much a demand, as opposed to a friendly enquiry. Followed up by accusations that the organisers are inconsiderate. Also, you make it sound as if your suggestion is some novel idea that the organisers had not thought about before. They are well aware that the weekend race suits most people best, but they have their reasons for structuring the events as they do. I was not defensive at all, I made an attacking comment. And I am actually a South African

With an attitude like this, I truly hope the event organisers don’t consider your request

For all the technically blessed riders caught behind people walking single track, maybe you should work on your cardio and speed and get into the single track before the walkers. I’m pretty sure these walkers probably think the technical riders are holding up the show while they try cruise past them on the district roads.

Hi vs low spec is hardly going to come down to just chain, disks and hubs being different. It would be more like fork, drivetrain, complete wheels, etc Still don’t think you were misled by the advertising. Chains and disks are often substituted with what is available. And there is no basis to assume you have inferior hubs just because you don’t see shimano branding

Seeding takes into account winner race time vs individual race time. Your race time is determined by fitness and ability, and since it does factor in winning time, there is also an element of how technical the race is

OP does not know what hubs are currently on his wheels, so these may not work with existing spokes My comments 2 and 3 are still valid as well

Maybe the hub is out of stock with no imminent availability, and there aren’t other options with the same flange and spoke count. Given the age of the spokes, it may be best to replace all of them while building up the wheel. Stans Arch mk3 are notorious for cracking round the spoke opening. Better understand the issues on hand before just saying find a new LBS

If they have derestricted their bikes, it’s the least they can do

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/02/cannondale-smartsense-synapse-1-rle.html

Who cares if the bike is chipped? Battery size is the issue. A chipped bike vs a standard bike on a 500w battery both have the same power to deploy over the same distance. A bigger battery or spare battery is a bigger benefit.

There are at least two sides to strava-the social aspect (group rides, pictures, kudos, etc) There is then the fitness/health side where you can analyse your activity, heart rate, effort, etc (which is mostly under the paid option) Anyone with a modern Garmin has access to the same, if not better data in Garmin connect. The paid strava makes sense for those people who actually use the strava app to record activities, or have a lesser gps watch/headunit

In a construed way, my message is supportive. For get about the rapha aspect. You could set yourself a challenge if 200km during a busy week work. The idea is to challenge yourself, motivate yourself. It doesn’t need to be a corporate’s idea of a challenge