Which Groupset?

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PhilDAS in reply to @Polygon

The vast majority of bikes sold are not gravel or CX bikes though. Nearly all otp cheaper bikes come with some form of Shimano, I reckon the portion of their business for selling individual groupsets is much less than OEM to manufacturers, let alone one niche section of cycling

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Polygon in reply to @PhilDAS

Surely groupset specs drive sales to an extent. Anecdotal I know, but the number of CDFs/do-it-all bikes you see about I figure it must be worth the small amount of R&D, if only to retain market dominance at all levels.

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frankenbike in reply to @Polygon

Literally all they'd have to do is design a derailleur that clears an MTB cassette with road cable pull. (And maybe a clutch mech version for 1x.) The R&D is minimal. There's got to be some very significant reason that they don't want to do it.

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