So, after about 200k on road and half that off, I’ve formed some opinions about the Ekar groupset and thought I’d post it here in case of interest. The context: an n=1 bike with 2 wheelsets, suitable for use as a fast cruiser on road, and a not-too-extreme-but-capable gravel bike off it. Frame = cu…

[image] RecoveryRide: It’s worth noting the indexing doesn’t transfer over absolutely perfectly between cassettes. Ok, it’s only a 2 minute fiddle with the barrel adjuster to solve, it is rideable without adjusting (just a smidge irritating) and to a degree that’s what you get for the 1 bike/2 w…

Thanks for this. I was planning on going Force 1x w/ XPLR cassette and derailler. Buuut, no shifters/brakes anywhere. So Ekar is on my list. I’ve never run Campy, and I’m interested in trying something different. No Campy power meter though, right? So maybe I’ll still run a Force PM crankset.

[image] ngiordano: I’ll still run a Force PM crankset Not certain how well that will work…if it is a 12 spd crank, my guess is it will not work since it is meant to work with a flat-top chain. Maybe an older 11 spd version could work with the Campag 13 spd chain, but I don’t know.

I have been using Ekar for 6 months. I run a 40t chainring. I sized the chain using the 10-44 cassette and have successfully run the 9-42 AND 9-36 cassettes no problem. The only thing you need to look at is the difference in the large cog if you measured your chain small. It obviously works on all s…

Oh and I love the cassette. The little ridge does t bother me…guess I just use my hands differently

Ratio Technology makes a 110 BCD Ekar compatible chainring, that will allow you to use many different PMs. https://ratiotechnology.com/product/ratio-ring-5-bolt-110-bcd/

Ive been riding EKAR on my Grevil since April 2022. I’ve raced BWR SD and UT and done an additional 300 miles on gravel roads in Big Bear. I’ve also chosen to make this primary bike for big group rides on Saturday through Joshua Tree National Park (smooth tarmac and 3k’ of climbing). I am suing t…

Can you elaborate on this? The link is dead. If I would get this chainring, WHAT powermeter would I be able to use with my Pinarello Grevil/Ekar?

Does this link work for you? https://ratiotechnology.com/product/ratio-ring-12-13-speed-5-bolt-110-bcd/ Basically you could have a Quarq, Rotor, etc, whatever uses a 5 arm 110 BCD spider.

I’d love to hear any further input from people who’ve been riding Ekar. I’m planning to eventually upgrade from my Sensah Empire 2x11 setup (which has worked great btw) and I’ve been really happy with Campy’s stuff in the past. For those of you who’ve been running it for a few years now, how’s it h…

Ekar review (for n=1)

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If you want to spend some time getting rid of this, there are places that sell cassette shims. So if you figure out which one is further inboard you can put something behind them to match the more outboard one.

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