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The front shifting on my etap is awesome!
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I add with others that it's great that you shared this sales guy. There isn't much argument that wireless is a good advancement for cycling.
It's sad Shimano won't play for the reason you stated but I'm glad FSA jumped in, competition will make thing for us cheaper and better. I like too that FSA offer different lever sizes, that would be a plus for me. |
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Do you guys just sit around and wait for any mention of a front derailleur so you can make that tired old joke about SRAM? eTap FDs work great. Yaw FDs are excellent, as good or better than their counterparts. It's a long time since the old Ti Red FDs that were finicky and even then the Force FD with steel cage was fine. It's not like Shimano or Campy never had a dud part in their history.
sales_guy, thanks for the info. Any chance you can post some pics of the group built up on a bike? |
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I didn’t say I wanted 1x! I like to ride in hilly areas and the spacing with 2x. Plus, SRAM’s etap FD is too good not to use it.
I just know lots of people seem to enjoy 1x systems - particularly those living is flatter areas. My point is some people want 1x regardless if we agree if it makes sense or not. |
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On eTap it's great. My comment is towards their original Red front der and the XX and XO. They are/were very flexible.
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Glad they fixed it. Again, didnt mean to hurt your feelings. I am also not a disc brake fan if that helps. I do however think this FSA thing is cool even if I dont really dig FSA products. All manufacturers did have duds. They just didnt r&d on their customers dime. Everyone likes to forget the hydraulic rim brakes they died on. |
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I like to present new things to everyone when possible. Not everyone will get to see or play with things like this or the Rotor UNO Hydro kit. I don't like to bash things. I am critical of things at times cause there are very legitimate reasons to do so. So far, with this kit, i haven't found any issues. Yeah, the cranks are not the most beautiful. Mine are scratched up so that sucks immediately. But put a different crank on and this kit is excellent. Like Old Potatoe, I have a ton of bike specific tools after 30+ years in the bike world. And having wrenched for pros, I am critical of components cause if they are difficult for me, someone with experience and tools, it's gonna be really tough for someone who doesn't do this daily and doesn't have the tools. I personally like the WE kit. originally we were supposed to have this kit on the Extensor instead of the UNO kit. That's how impressed I was with it. |
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Besides, 1by systems, in spite of the frequent notion of it here, is a niche w/i a niche...I'd think disc brake option would be way more important.
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Sad? I doubt shimano really cares..yes, they follow some trends but their success shows that a 'fickle' company they are not(BB30 cranks come to mind as does use of carbon). 3-4 times bigger than all of sram, easily 10 times bigger than Campagnolo. Function/reliability to shimano means something. Their basic STI lever, even electronic, hasn't changed in 35++ years. They didn't introduce a LOT of their stuff, both road and MTB, until they were sure about it..unlike sram who uses the end user as their product tester. Ease of assembly doesn't mean much to shimano. IMHO, of course...
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How's the front derailleur clearance for larger tires? ETAP seems to have issues with standard chainstay lengths and tires over, say, 32mm. Also, what's the total capacity of the RD, and the max cog size?
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The rear derailleur is listed as a 28t capacity. It's a short cage rear derailleur. I have not seen or heard about a mid or long cage version of the derailleur. I'll ask in a bit when they open. |
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