Weight Weenies

toronto-rider wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:17 pm

LedZeppelin007 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:56 pm

BdaGhisallo wrote:I see that Jumbo-Visma have confirmed their material choices for 2023. SRAM it is and, much to my surprise, they won't be going with SRAM-owned Time pedals but will use Speedplay!

I hope they're ready to warranty a lot of pedals!!

It’s a somewhat strange switch at this point. SRAM must’ve paid a ton of money and shown Jumbo their new stuff (hopefully a consistently performing front derailleur). Maybe Jumbo had it with Shimano’s crappy power meters and mediocre wheels. I do think it’s mildly interesting that Jumbo are going with Reserve wheels rather than Zipp, but maybe that’s part of their agreement with Cervelo. UAE have clearly upgraded their equipment while Jumbo has more cross-graded their equipment. We shall see.


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All about the money. Shimano could not match the money that Sram offered. Nothing against Sram, but you wont find any pro team who buys their equipment and is not sponsored by Sram; they all buy Shimano. Interesting about Reserve wheels, not much of a player, I dont think anyone would have those wheels over Zipp, Enve, or Roval. But the bottom line, the pros are so good, not going to make a difference.

BenSiskri wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:06 am

Most of the top teams in MTB are on Sram, and 1x is the preferred option, and has been for a while.

robbosmans wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:28 pm

Keep in minded that all teams that use sram for cx are forced to run 1x because 2x didnt work (constant dropped chains).

TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:46 pm

The point is teams are more-or-less forced to buy SRAM for MTB and CX.