SRAM 32T love?

[betaboy]

Interesting that many people are ditching this ratio? There are 16 sellers currently all off loading and upgrading. Would love to know why? Cadence to high or nicer pairing in the rear?🤔

 

[BaGearA]

12 minutes ago, betaboy said:

Interesting that many people are ditching this ratio? There are 16 sellers currently all off loading and upgrading. Would love to know why? Cadence to high or nicer pairing in the rear?🤔

 

I'm surprised its not 30t .....way too many bikes come with those 

 

Whats the offset ? I think its probably more 6mm than 3mm right ? 

[betaboy]

10 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

I'm surprised its not 30t .....way too many bikes come with those 

 

Whats the offset ? I think its probably more 6mm than 3mm right ? 

6 seems to be the popular one… I wonder if Sram will even continue down that road, it’s not just here…🤔

[BaGearA]

9 minutes ago, betaboy said:

6 seems to be the popular one… I wonder if Sram will even continue down that road, it’s not just here…🤔

They're probably already looking at 3mm with the stanky eye 

 

Transmission is probably the only thing they're really interested in forwarding and developing 

[Dappere]

Boils down to several factors: the kind of riding you do, the trails you frequently tackle, and naturally, personal preference.

I've observed that many of the latest XC bikes come standard with a 34T. This might be attributed to the aforementioned factors and feedback from riders/bike shops, or possibly because the newer 12x models have a 52T at the rear, providing riders with a bailout gear if necessary, thus enabling the use of a larger chainring at the front.

[Me rida my bicycle]

27 minutes ago, Dappere said:

Boils down to several factors: the kind of riding you do, the trails you frequently tackle, and naturally, personal preference.

I've observed that many of the latest XC bikes come standard with a 34T. This might be attributed to the aforementioned factors and feedback from riders/bike shops, or possibly because the newer 12x models have a 52T at the rear, providing riders with a bailout gear if necessary, thus enabling the use of a larger chainring at the front.

The idea behind the bigger cassette was to run a bigger chainring. I think this was done to make the old 2x crowd happy. 

[betaboy]

39 minutes ago, Dappere said:

Boils down to several factors: the kind of riding you do, the trails you frequently tackle, and naturally, personal preference.

I've observed that many of the latest XC bikes come standard with a 34T. This might be attributed to the aforementioned factors and feedback from riders/bike shops, or possibly because the newer 12x models have a 52T at the rear, providing riders with a bailout gear if necessary, thus enabling the use of a larger chainring at the front.

I think with the advancements on the rear, riders are indirectly changing up in the front… I suppose now we are almost spoilt with options, but how long can this drive sales till it all stops at 14speed.

[Dappere]

15 minutes ago, Me rida my bicycle said:

The idea behind the bigger cassette was to run a bigger chainring. I think this was done to make the old 2x crowd happy. 

I suppose the real question then is, did they manage to keep those folks happy? 🤣

[Dappere]

8 minutes ago, betaboy said:

I think with the advancements on the rear, riders are indirectly changing up in the front… I suppose now we are almost spoilt with options, but how long can this drive sales till it all stops at 14speed.

Definitely, Campagnolo did launch Ekar, a 1x13 groupset targeted at the gravel market, but from what I can tell, it didn't really take off. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what the bike industry comes up with next, sticking to their 'lighter, better, faster' ethos.

[Me rida my bicycle]

3 minutes ago, Dappere said:

I suppose the real question then is, did they manage to keep those folks happy? 🤣

Some people live to complain and will always find a fault with anything like a mother inlaw. 😜

[betaboy]

8 minutes ago, Dappere said:

Definitely, Campagnolo did launch Ekar, a 1x13 groupset targeted at the gravel market, but from what I can tell, it didn't really take off. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what the bike industry comes up with next, sticking to their 'lighter, better, faster' ethos.

Campag out priced themselves with the 13, it’s not often you see a one model released. I thought a Ekar Light would come to light and offer there past formulas as per all previous products, but no, I think glory days are over form our QR pioneers. Look at the Pro Peleton, one team uses Campag. 😬

Will campag stay with 13? Or is 14 a new target?

[Dappere]

9 minutes ago, betaboy said:

Campag out priced themselves with the 13, it’s not often you see a one model released. I thought a Ekar Light would come to light and offer there past formulas as per all previous products, but no, I think glory days are over form our QR pioneers. Look at the Pro Peleton, one team uses Campag. 😬

Will campag stay with 13? Or is 14 a new target?

Yeah, Campagnolo priced themselves out of the market alongside poor decisions in product development.

A 1x14 could well be the next big thing, or we might see something like Classified Hubs gaining more popularity.

[betaboy]

4 minutes ago, Dappere said:

Yeah, Campagnolo priced themselves out of the market alongside poor decisions in product development.

A 1x14 could well be the next big thing, or we might see something like Classified Hubs gaining more popularity.

Checkout my post on the new hub development from KOM… I think that’s the way forward… evaluating proper load distribution. Finally something that Holds real engineering progress vs marketing boardroom tricks to keep the lights on.

[DieselnDust]

Shimano have an active patent on 14speed so it won't go that way soon. Maybe in about 7 years when it comes up for renewal and Shimano don't bother

[betaboy]

35 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Shimano have an active patent on 14speed so it won't go that way soon. Maybe in about 7 years when it comes up for renewal and Shimano don't bother

.. interesting, I was under the impression that was still under consideration. Do you know when they filed it? 

[Shebeen]

3 hours ago, betaboy said:

Campag out priced themselves with the 13, it’s not often you see a one model released. I thought a Ekar Light would come to light and offer there past formulas as per all previous products, but no, I think glory days are over form our QR pioneers. Look at the Pro Peleton, one team uses Campag. 😬

Will campag stay with 13? Or is 14 a new target?

Back in the day. 3bladed razors were seen as an obvious joke! what next......

 

https://www.theonion.com/****-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036

(NSFW) This has aged very well.