Originally Posted by
crhilton
I was trying to figure that out. Didn't look like he shifted the front. Looked like something went wrong in the back. Then he tried to prop the chain back up by shifting the front and it didn't seem to work (too bad, that works 95% of the time for me).
Anyway, I figure SRAM is working on something major. Campy went 11 (and apparently no one cared). Shimano went electric (not sure how much people care, I'm guessing it'll pick up steam when it doesn't cost more than the rest of your bike put together). What's SRAM gonna do, continue to be a few grams lighter? Nah, they've got to do something interesting. I kind of hope they build a good electric system and price it about where Red is now.
Other than more gears, electric assist I'm not sure what would excite me personally. I could care less about the drivetrain getting much lighter. Not sure I actually care about having another cog either.
I was thinking the same thing about Andy. Didn't look like he shifted and it looked like the drivetrain jammed - his pedals stopped moving. I would say a chain link problem but he fixed it and went on. Maybe he finished it with a bent chain link.
as for the rest -
Shimano and Campy have put a ton of years into Electric. campy has been working on it since the late 80's and has had a lot of prototypes that have been seen out in the pro ranks. That's a ton of R&D for SRAm to take on at this point. My guess is that they will wait a few years to see what problems Shimano has and design around them from the start.
all of the reactions I have heard about electric is that it will be here to stay as soon as the price comes down. Meh....
As for now - I don't see any reason why anyone would chase campy on the 11. There just isn't the need/market.
SRAM holds very high performing, light groups that are priced well below Shimano and Campy. What are they supposed to improve? they keep coming out with small additions and changes that really are great add-ons. Keep in mind they are also Zipp too. They have been pumping out a lot of new product.
Personally I would like to see a revision of the 1090 cassette to more like the XX cassette.....and...uh....Zero loss to Force and Rival.......then i am at a loss. Just don't know what else i would like to see from them.