I spotted a cyclocross bike with that gear setup a couple of days ago - I think it was a 38 tooth ring and an 11 speed 11-32 cassette. It struck me as being an interesting idea. A 38/11 top gear would get me to about 25 mph before starting to spin out and a 38/32 bottom gear would be ok for a lot of climbs. I'd want a wider range of gears on my main bike, but it would be ok for my second bike.
I have 11speed ultegra compact and i love it My Ribble has 9 speed compact and find the gaps between small and outer ring to big .Much prefer my triple as the cassette ratios are closer 52 42 32 chainrings,the11speed11 28 50 34 chainrings seems more manageable
Yes , adverts in cycling mags atm flogging it .
Living in Suffolk you'd hardly miss either, would you? Over here a ride without at least one 10% gradient is a dragstrip.
And round here, 15-20% are commonplace!
Oh yes, WHERE one rides is critical to gearing. I have plenty of steep hills near me but the thing is they are short, couple hundred yards maybe. Not exactly mountains then LOL. Am I lucky or underprivileged? Probably the latter . . .
Most of us that use triples already know this,
Actually, Campagnolo do a triple version of Athena...no Shimano/SRAM options though.
And if the previous two posts weren't enough. There really is no such thing as trickle down effect in Shimano. The tech is the same but groupsets built to a price point are going to be made of different materials/eventual component weights, therefore 2013 Ultegra is not 2014 105
Tiagra, Sora, Claris and Tourney. more than half the range. I think Athena is about the same level as Ultegra not exactly cheap
I agree, but materials also become cheaper, with demand.And if the previous two posts weren't enough. There really is no such thing as trickle down effect in Shimano. The tech is the same but groupsets built to a price point are going to be made of different materials/eventual component weights, therefore 2013 Ultegra is not 2014 105
Sorry, I meant 11-speed triple.....
I gathered, being fascias
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