With riders pushing for more tire clearance how long till we have boost? To run the 50mm tires you see bike company’s limit front crank options. A lot of people are running 1x with a 50 front a mullet in the back. If we have more spacing in the back would that allow sram to add a 14th gear allowing…

[image] OreoCookie: (that UCI regulations stifle innovation). 100% accurate.

That’s also a feature of UCI regulations, not a bug :see_no_evil:

[image] BCM: having the 13SP Cassette, Derailleur, and a new chain that I could swap in. Wireless makes that not much of an issue. Is the front ring on 13SP Red XPLR compatible with a 12 speed chain? If so, agree that makes it pretty easy to switch back and forth if you have the cassette and…

[image] Kuttermax: Is the front ring on 13SP Red XPLR compatible with a 12 speed chain? Yes. It is reportedly the same for both.

[image] Kuttermax: Is the front ring on 13SP Red XPLR compatible with a 12 speed chain? It damn well better be, I have Red XPLR PM cranks with a 44T ring showing up tomorrow :joy: I’ve seen other people reportedly running this setup and Looks like the exact same ring interface as on the MTB …

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Back to the tire discussion. Not making a particular assumption here, but found it interesting that Brennan Wertz just won gravel nationals on a Mosaic GT-1 iAR, a bike with 40mm tire clearance. I can’t tell from the photos, but appears to be a rene hearse slick. Not sure what width. He beat some …

Based on the 6sec gap, i bet it played out with him attacking at the end and everyone looked at eachother not wanting to pull. Dylan is a good racer, but not a top one. Tires are a small gain, but in road like race courses, tactics and pure power are gonna be a much bigger gain

From my recollection of the coverage at release it’s literally the same chain, now labeled as 13sp compatible.

Found this article interesting, particular the below section. “I had zero confidence going into this race, so I had to be a bit more conservative. I didn’t feel great on the day of the race, and I struggled a bit in the race when the pace heated up. Without expectations, I had a little more freedo…

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