Classified Powerhub

Bit of a longshot, but I wondered if anyone had any real world experiences of this system?

I test rode it yesterday and was very impressed, but the test ride was on a gravel bike, so I couldn't verify their claims about 99% efficiency (drag of the chunky 40c tyres on tarmac overwhelmed any ability to judge that).

I'm quite tempted by one but the price is high and you're locked into their proprietary wheelset (which looks ok but no better) and cassettes.

If you can find a dealer rather than going direct, they have the option to buy hub only so you aren't limited to the classified wheelsets.

Cheers.

I am tempted but it's a bit of a punt...

My mate has been raving about these for a while, reckons they are the future and in a couple of years time everyone will be using them. I guess it goes without saying that to date he’s neither test ridden nor purchased one….

I test rode a few weeks a go, also on a gravel bike. That bike has had a fair few kms on it and the system is still working perfectly. In my opinion, it was almost too good. The shift is so fast that you don't get those few milliseconds of the chain moving to adjust your power and cadence.
I think it will be a 'game changer' once SRAM or Shimano integrate it into their system, so it can shift automatically or at least without a satellite shifter. At the moment with the limited cassette choice and availablility I think it won't really take off.

Sram will just buy them out

I hope so

I work with a dealer. We have sold a few bikes with these, no real problems so far. What I find amazing about it is the shifting under load, is almost unnoticeable even in 20% ramps.
Swapping wheels is the big downside, unless you have very deep pockets. It's possible to use a Di2 shifter, but it takes some surgery and the shifter can't be plugged to the rest of the system anymore, it's just a switch for the classified. A shame because synchro shift with the classified would work a lot better than with a FD

Sram will just buy them out

And then make sure they don't work properly anymore