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Old 09-24-20, 03:49 PM
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RiddleOfSteel
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The person who can figure out a workable CVT-esque infinite ratio drivetrain that can take pro-level wattage will do very well for themselves. I know an IGH unit that is infinitely variable, but it's not for mashers, at least from what I read a couple of years ago.

It's another gravel groupset that isn't particularly pretty and has the massive (relatively) fluid reservoirs in the shifters, making them still as ungainly as ever. It's a functional look, and it's fine on that level but man, we groupsets need to be pretty again.

A 110/74 BCD triple crankset set up to be a 36/30 or 36/28 double, employing an 11-36T cassette, will have lower gearing than the "Adventure" gearing of a 38-44T low combo. The "Race" gearing is basically 1x road gearing without the aesthetic dignity of a large ring.
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