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As Ryan shared on yesterday’s live blog, the off-season news from the Netherlands (yep, it’s that time of year when we’ve got to make something out everything other than actual bike racing) is that Jumbo-Visma are dropping Shimano for next season after SRAM made the team an offer the Japanese manufacturer was unwilling to match…
No gun to the head here (as far as we’re aware…), just cold hard cash… probably. Retired pro turned KOM hunter Phil Gaimon had something to say about the move, calling it a “marginal loss”, one he joked he’d like to see the UCI implement for all teams who get too dominant. ‘Sorry, Annemiek, you’re on Apex next year…’
I don’t think anyone is riding sram unless they’re paid to, or forced by their bike sponsor. If a team is buying parts and can afford to choose, it’s shimano. https://t.co/EZeNwddGOO
— Phil Gaimon (@philgaimon) October 13, 2022
Before saying there’s a 5-10 watt difference between SRAM and Shimano…
It’s a 5-10 watt handicap that’s all. Matters at that level
— Phil Gaimon (@philgaimon) October 13, 2022
https://t.co/0BuCW4KnqZ pic.twitter.com/bBsP79tgch
— Phil Gaimon (@philgaimon) October 13, 2022
Something some questioned…
Doesn’t that graph show only a 1.9w difference between Sram AXS and Shimano 11s? Also, it doesn’t have the newer 12s Shimano chain, which anecdotally you’d expect to be a touch slower due to the tighter tolerances.
— Øllie Smith (@olliesmith_17) October 13, 2022
The Force 12-speed chain is losing .64W to the Dura-Ace 11-speed chain at hour 13. The major losses on a SRAM drivetrain are only observed in the 10t cog due to increased articulation. I do wish they had 11-XXt cassettes, but the 10t is handy for increasing gear range on dirt.
— TobinRacesBikes (@TobinHatesYou) October 13, 2022
This all got very nerdy very quickly, but I think the salient fact is this… Wout van Aert is still going to win bike races. Now, any chance of Bauke Mollema signing?
Pictures you can hear…
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