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eTap for MTB
Anyone know the timeframe for this?
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My touring frame is waiting for an Etap 2x11 kit. 42/28 chainrings and 11 to 42 cogs. It wants one.
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For my application I'm thinking 1x11, only one shifter, one der.
How difficult can this be? |
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Since Etap is all about one shift lever per side, that's probably a bit off. You should get Di2.
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sram was 'in the corner' with road and then etap..with the one shift lever blade per lever for all functions(dbl-tap) but no such constraints with MTB, as they have had 'trigger' MTB shifters for a while...I imagine patents will be an issue VS shimano tho..I'm thinking a smart system, 2by, with a no LH shifter, front der that is programmed to shift when the chain gets in certain places on the rear...oh wait, that's shimano MTB Di2..
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I'm speculating here but since SRAM has killed off the front derailleur for their MTB groups I don't think you'll see a 2x option, likely just shifter and rear derailleur that will work with existing 1x12 eagle stuff.
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I'm also going to speculate that the e-mtb shifter would come before e-force. I can't see sram wanting to give shimano any more ground in the e-mtb shifter niche than they need to.
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Does SRAM even make a mechanical 2x11 MTB group?
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Yes, several different levels. The top end is called XX, which is the rear derailleur I currently have on my touring IF. I don't currently have an XX crankset because I haven't found one for the right price used. I have an XX front derailleur waiting until I do.
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cable routing on some suspension designs is convoluted enough. etap for mtb would be awesome
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Of course, as you've pointed out, some (all?) 10s SRAM MTB stuff is compatible with 11s SRAM road shifters, which is awesome. |
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Kinda a shame sram is making your gearing choices for you, ala 11s and MTB. Not really into MTBing but pretty sure there is a market for 2by and even 3by where people ride these things, imho of course. Doubt shimano will dump front ders anytime soon on their MTB 11s rigs.
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As an illustration, when you sort for 2x on complete bikes on Competitive Cyclist, you get one page of results. https://www.competitivecyclist.com/m...%3A2%5C+x&nf=1 whereas selecting for 1x gives you five. 3x does not exist. You can say this is SRAM making decisions for the consumer but the market spoke a few years ago and I don't see any revolt in the MTB forums, Pinkbike etc.. |
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