I didn’t think to make a screen shot when I saw 11-31, and when I checked later it was gone… probably a typo while they were releasing the new stuff
@jn92 I’m going to use it for gravel, but one of the appeals was to have a tight cassette with a 1x so I think I’d rather play with chainrings than larger cassette… a 30-34 is easier than a 42-44 2.00 vs 2.06… i understand your point, but if you think about it I understand their way of offering a tighter cassette as one of the biggest complain of 1x is spacing in the back…
For me my biggest worry is the additional drag and its real value, as let’s say it’s 5% at 300W is a lot relating it to when I’m doing an interval…
I really like the cassette … for a road bike. I mocked up a 10–40 cassette based on those ratios, and I think that’d be an amazing option for a wider range cassette that sits squarely between the 10–36 and 10–44 cassettes.
12-31 and not 11-31 as I remembered
12-34/36 would be wonderful… letting me run a bigger front rings
@OreoCookie I’m already worried about any friction loss involved or due to the internal geared hub… don’t tell about a 10t… joking aside I understand the usefulness of such cassette… hopefully swapping cassettes is as easy as a normal one
Having it on my gravel bike since July, I can say it’s great and I’m super happy with it
Clearly the missing integration with Sram/Shimano/Campa is a big *, but as you get used to it and it’s not something it’d be stopping me to recommend it to others…
I haven’t had any chain drops so far even on chunky alpine gravel and I can’t tell any additional drag or efficiency loss, but honestly as long as there is an independent third party testing it I’d take their white paper with a grain of salt, even though I applaude them for being more transparent and willing to answer what people are asking since forever
For those using a 2-button setup (like the one I’ve set up above): They will be releasing an update to the app to allow to change the mappings on the fly.
I’ve also suggested them that they should offer the option to “set” (rather than toggle) the gear with a single button setup, e.g. short/long or single/double press to set normal or reduction gear.
There is some garmin integration (you can see the battery levels, but not at the same time as shimano), which I believe is going to be improved too.
My only gripe is that you need a very small torx key to change the handlebar unit battery, which is too small for all the multi tools I’ve seen. I found out I had no battery just before the rift (at the starting point), and had to ride everything in normal gear.
One would also hope that the app (iphone, or some connect iq field) would allow changing the gear without the handlebar unit.
No issues for me. I’ve actually found a “new” use case riding down hard the 21 bends - I basically only use that shift, as depending on the speed at which I get out of a bend, I can immediately “drop a few gears” to start the sprint out of the bend, then shift back as soon as I get high revs.
The new (upcoming) release of the app actually seems to implement some of the stuff (inverting buttons, using the dual setup as “toggle” for redundancy) I suggested to them - not sure if because of those suggestions or not, but it’s nice to see the app being actively worked on. Not sure if that release will have the option to change the gear from a phone (or connectIQ field), but I hope they implement that too, a depleted handlebar module battery mid-ride pretty much guarantees no more shifting (since the screws are too small for all the multi-tools I’ve seen. I end up carrying a mini screwdriver (lost the one they provide) on my saddle pack)
Any idea how to find out more about this one? I noticed they released a new version for iOS (1.3.8 to 2.5.9) but can’t find any information online if there are options to make use of this. I don’t have a Classified system yet to test, but it will be part of a new build in a few weeks and was wondering if I could ask the shop to get onto this
FYI, My shop didn’t know about how to set dual button. But as you can see from my post above it’s fairly trivial once you get the stereo to mono splitter.
This uses the D-Fly, so I think you can use hood buttons, or satellite shifters. You just have to set buttons for downshift/upshift to d-fly 3 and 4 (possibly not in that order, I forgot).
The “gears” page on my garmin 1040 still only shows a 1x setup, but that’s not a big deal.
There doesn’t seem to be the option to pair multiple shifter kinds, so it’s either the existing classified box+buttons, or DI2, but not both.
The DI2 still allows for 1 (toggle) or 2 (set) button set up via the classified app.
Overall seems like a great move, and likely reduces failure modes (e.g. battery of the bar module doing down, or wire connections for extra buttons coming loose).
