Which Groupset?

Five chainring bolts? How quaint.

Cool that the batteries look interchangeable. Wonder if the hoods will have similar batteries.

The front mech looks uglier than Di2. Impressive achivement.

I Wonder what the weight is like With the added (albeit smaller) batteries. But no cables.

Mainly. I Wonder if you can pair a set of bar end shifters on some tri Extensions. So moving Your bike from road - to - tri. Would be a breeze.

Don't Stages make a 6800 crank arm?

@JB, if you read the power meter thread you would understand that single sided power meters are worthless (WORTHLESS I TELL YOU) and the serious competitive cyclists of lfgss wouldn't trust their top secret, classified NASA-level data analysis to a system so utterly flawed.

At next rolla event there should be powermeter swap between bikes sponsored by Stages

mm

I know that there is sarcasm afoot. I also know that some people don't want single sided power meters. But. If Team Sky use them, I'm sure they're good enough for Dammit.

They're fine. They have their limitations... but then, so do I.

If Team Sky use them

If being the operative word.

I don't care, just give it to me for this wad of cash.

Second generation though please.

I wonder how much the recall will cost them...

Looking at these electronic systems, why are the derailleurs staying essentially the same? I wonder if it'd be possible to achieve shifting speed with a solenoid actuator (pushrod?) inboard of the chain stay? Out of harms way, smaller and lighter? There must be someone working on an entirely different method of shifting?

U wot? Diagram please.

http://road.cc/content/news/108129-team-sky-switch-stages-cycling-power-meters-2014

No? Or is this all a ploy?

Many teams have a powermeter sponsor, yet you still see most of the riders using SRMs for training. Given Sky's approach, it would surprise me enormously if they use Stages for all their testing and training.

wot andy said - see Garmin guys mounting the Vector pods to Dura Ace pedals for the look of it...

I guess Sky are still using Stages for in-race data though.

I guess Sky are still using Stages for in-race data though.

^ this is what I would have thought.

Well, I don't see what other source they would be getting it from.

Video of Sram wireless and more theories and observations

"The top offerings from the Three main groupset manufactures, tend to come out on the top shelf."

The FC-6800 performed almost the same compared to the FC-9000 so it's pretty good value I'll give you that.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sram-wireless-group-spotted-at-the-tour-down-under

Maybe repost but I don't care. It's better than a recall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=liZRnJ23jM4

Just a little more info for the wireless:

http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/01/20/sram-wireless-shifting-caught-on-video-more-details-emerge/

The Cycling News article says button on left shifter moves rear mech inboard, right button moves it outboard. Then both simultaneously to move the front mech.

I like the sound of that.