Looks brilliant. Really keen until I saw the electric builds only …. You have to be kidding me
Sorry, thats what we’ve decided to go with for a few reasons:
– While Im a Shimano fanboy on the MTB side, the Gravel options really don’t do it for me. Ergonomically and mechanically SRAM is better.
– Im not actually a massive fan of electronic shifting on the MTB side, as I find it sometimes fickle and more prone to failure than the wired equivalents. Its also wildly expensive when it does fail. On the flip side we all ride SRAM wireless on our gravel/road bikes and its been nothing but reliable. While SRAM does do wired groups, they’re really nothing like as good as the wired ones.
– SRAM’s direct mount drivetrain (Red, and hence Force/Rival/Apex will follow) is brilliant. It takes the weaker aspects of transmission and fixes them, with fast shifting, really sleek integration and compact mechs.
– SRAM’s power meters actually work. I appreciate a lot of people won’t care for one, but alot do.
– People riding road or gravel tend to have fairly expensive GPS computers. The integration between the shifters/mech/power meter to the computer adds alot to the experience and usability.
– We’ve decided to go internal routing through the headset, there’s a long post on the other thread as to why, I stand by it being 100% the right choice. It probably only is the top choice with wireless though. If you add in mechanical cabling the really seamless and beneficial aspects of the integration starts to loose their shine a little.
