New Campy SR Wireless
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Race day neutral wheel support reasons?
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Interesting to hear that. I have 12 speed GX on my MTB and there is no level of finick. I’ve adjusted the cable tension once.
The Ekar setup seems tricky. Also remarkably affordable for Campy. SR has always been about clout, still is. I was trying to think of a well paid person who would use it on an expensive bike.
The Ekar setup seems tricky. Also remarkably affordable for Campy. SR has always been about clout, still is. I was trying to think of a well paid person who would use it on an expensive bike.
The first Ekar was put on a Lynskey RIdgeline hardtail to gravel conversion and I really liked it. I chose Ekar because I liked the ergonomics of the Campagnolo road groups. Initial setup was ... interesting. Once I learned how to make the Ekar work, it has been stable.
The second Ekar is a TIme Scylon road bicycle. It has become my daily commuter and my group ride bike as well. I work for a small division of a Fortune 500 company as an engineering team lead, so I get to park it inside the badge controlled space inside our building. Lucky me. So do the interns riding aluminum Giant bikes.
My guess is the Scylon matches your description of an expensive bike. Similar price range to a Calfee but not as ugly or pretentious. The SR was almost $4000 more than Ekar, which made Ekar an easy choice. I have an ancient Chorus EPS on my Lynskey road bike and would have loved to have put a Chorus level EPS on the Scylon, but it was not available.