I’m thinking of pulling the trigger on a new gravel bike. No urgency since my current bike is serviceable. I want a 2x and therefore will go Shimano. I have heard rumors recently that its time for Shimano to bring in the next generation of GRX (? 12 or 13 speed etc…). I’m now thinking i should wai…

[image] ABG: But a quarq dub dfour solves that issue, I think you can fit grx rings on that. Unfortunately you can’t. The 2x GRX rings have a different bolt pattern than the road groups to allow for smaller front chain rings.

[image] KonaSS: Unfortunately you can’t. The 2x GRX rings have a different bolt pattern than the road groups to allow for smaller front chain rings. Do you know of other options?

I just use a stages left arm on my GRX crankset. There is also Power2Max on Rotor cranks https://www.power2max.com/en/ngeco-gravel-power-meter/

Rotor makes excellent stuff. Their cranks, especially the aluminum ones, have a reputation of being top-shelf parts (Rotor’s expertise is in CNC manufacturing). They have three different power meter options, one-sided, crank-based (like a Quarq DZero) and two-sided; if you want 46/30 direct mount ch…

[image] OreoCookie: (like a Quarq DZero) and two-sided; i Sounds like I could use a quarq or 2INpower with the rotor cranks

2INPower is the dual-sided power meter I was talking about. The Quarq is to my knowledge incompatible with Rotor cranks. If you want smaller than compact chainrings (50/34), then you need the direct mount chainrings, and those are incompatible with the Quarq-style power meter. Hence, you either nee…

I had great luck with my quarq dfour with DA 50/34 rings set up.

[image] OreoCookie: The Quarq is to my knowledge incompatible with Rotor cranks. Oops I meant power2max as the second option, with rotor cranks

There is always something new coming. Sometimes better, sometimes meh. If you are looking for 2x gravel group w powermeter, it’s hard to find fault w sram axs force wide w 10/36 (in my opinion). What else are you looking for in a 2x gravel group set? Wireless, rock solid power meter, and flexibl…

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I started a dedicated topic on the new group. I will add more links shortly.

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