£1000+ for a groupset and its only got 12 gears

[Jody]

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/a...ivetrain-first-look-details-and-prices-46690/

It doesn't even come with a frame, forks or anything. Absolutely shocked at the cost of this and £300 just for the cassette.

I know some will say if you can afford it then why not but talk about a fool and their money.

 

[Jody]

But if you've got loads of money you could get this jockey wheel set - a snip at just under £400

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ceramicspeed-oversized-pulley-wheel-system/rp-prod143294

Makes the cassette look like a bargain

 

[Rooster1]

I saw this setup at the cycle show last year, no wonder it was attached firmly to the exhibition stand.

 

[HF2300]

The review says: The 12-speed chain caused real headaches for sram, but new processes allowed engineers to make it thinner, flatter and with smoother edges to reduce wear: the 12-speed chain caused real headaches for sram, but new processes allowed engineers to make it thinner, flatter and with smoother edges to reduce wear

Then just below that it says: The 12-speed chain caused real headaches for SRAM, but new processes allowed engineers to make it thinner, flatter and with smoother edges to reduce wear

Obviously caused real headaches for some copywriters and proofreaders as well.

 

[Jody]

Obviously caused real headaches for some copywriters and proofreaders as well.

They have learned from Donald Trump. Keep repeating the same sh*t and eventually people will start believing you.

 

[TheDoctor]

Holy crap

And there was me wondering if I'd really see the benefit changing from 7 speed 12-32 to 9 speed 12-36 on a 36T chainset.
It's actually the cost of 9 speed chains that's putting me off! I mean, some of them are more than a tenner...

 

[screenman]

How do I become a fool, they seem to be the people with all the money.

 

[Drago]

On the one hand it's a technical masterpiece.

On the other, I've never heard or read of an MTB'er wishing such a thing existed.

An answer to a question no one had asked, or another punch in the never ending cog-numbers arms race against Shimano? Who really cares either way?

 

[simon.r]

I can see the advantages - weight and ease of use (sequential gearing).

It's for racers and rich early adopters, but it'll no doubt trickle down.

I know some CC'ers haven't got beyond downtube friction shifters and toe clips yet, but some of us like to see innovation and may even adopt some of it!

 

[Drago]

If only the same effort and expense was spent developing a lightweight, reliable, affordable hub gear.

 

[fossyant]

Just wait until Sunrace do after market cassettes ! £300 for a consumable item is bonkers. 50T sprocket - now that's a dinner plate.

 

[screenman]

I would rather spend £1200 on a new groupset than the same on fag's, booze, big cars etc.

 

[TheDoctor]

Maybe, but I'd sooner spend £150 on the groupset, £800 going on holiday and the rest I'd waste on Burgundy.
Plus - I don't need a 500% gear difference. My Brompton has 300% or so, and I take that touring. My tourer has gears from 81" down to 30", and that's a gear I can spin up to 30 mph going down a big hill, to one I can ride back up the big hill at walking speed. That's as much gear range as I'll ever need. An MTB cassette and rear mech, a gripshifter, a single chainset, brakes and levers. It's almost as simple as groupsets get.

 

[screenman]

Choice, what a nice thing to have.

 

[fossyant]

I don't like gold coloured cassettes and chains. Has to be silver !