SRAM announce hangerless Eagle Transmission drivetrains

[Hairy]

Just now, DieselnDust said:

Is that lefty beer….?

Held in my left whilst taking the pic with my righty

Edited March 24, 2023 by Hairy

[RiverInTheRoad]

I am sure this stuff is great but there is no way I will spend this amount of money on gearing, and it's heavy. At least they are creating jobs for kids to mine raw materials in DRC to make all the batteries.

[Hairy]

8 minutes ago, Hairy said:

The most impressive bit about this clip is that the Specialized frame did not crack or explode into a million carbon fragments!

What I find interesting about this test, besides the final force required to break the der ... is the repeated, and increased force applied to the der ... one would assume this would have also weakened the material before the final breaking point test?

[sirmoun10goat]

Anyone thinking bicycles are expensive should look at the ‘racing’ running shoes that costs thousands of ZAR (R3500+) and often don’t last beyond 500km. That’s R7/km run

[Hairy]

Just now, sirmoun10goat said:

Anyone thinking bicycles are expensive should look at the ‘racing’ running shoes that costs thousands of ZAR (R3500+) and often don’t last beyond 500km. That’s R7/km run

I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time.

[Hairy]

Wonder if you will see this drivetrain at this event?

 

 

[sirmoun10goat]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time.

Posting bail will be cheaper 

[DieselnDust]

3 hours ago, Hairy said:

I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time.

Gave up sniffing saddles in public have you?

[Me rida my bicycle]

22 hours ago, Hairy said:

I only run if the police are chasing me, and they have not had a reason to do so for some time.

As they say in the Bible only the wicked run when they are not chased 😂

[Headshot]

So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race?

[TheoG]

14 minutes ago, Headshot said:

So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race?

Hugh, I don't recall this ???  Egger & Baum (probably cost them the race) had a derailleur issue, not Nino .... 🤷‍♂️

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by TheoG

[Headshot]

28 minutes ago, TheoG said:

Hugh, I don't recall this ???  Egger & Baum (probably cost them the race) had a derailleur issue, not Nino .... 🤷‍♂️

 

That too, but Nino had an electrical issue on Groenlandberg stage - Gerald mentioned it, and so did Nino in the post stage interview

[TheoG]

17 minutes ago, Headshot said:

That too, but Nino had an electrical issue on Groenlandberg stage - Gerald mentioned it, and so did Nino in the post stage interview

Then I completely missed that.  Wonder how much time that cost them and what was the impact on the race ...

I was under the impression, unlike last year with all the punctures, their only issues was that Andri simply couldn't keep up.

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

So what issues did Nino Sram have with his brand new AXS the other day...May have cost them the race?

Nothing that cost them the race. He said a minor mechanical which was speculated as a derailleur issue due to it getting wet. If it was water ingress related the.man that’s likely a bad battery contact or it was wet when fitted.

considering that the race was won on new SRAM Transmission….

[Headshot]

I know of another rider - Masters women whose entire AXS stopped working  - had to do most of the day as a SS and without  the AXS dropper. Reinforces my view that electronics on a bicycle is a dumb idea... 

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, Headshot said:

I know of another rider - Masters women whose entire AXS stopped working  - had to do most of the day as a SS and without  the AXS dropper. Reinforces my view that electronics on a bicycle is a dumb idea... 

How many other riders have not snapped der. cables through the years leaving them to doctor a SS so that they can limp back over the finish line.