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This is being marketed to track cyclists who have none of those issues. More generally, novel drivetrain products often seem to take off early in the tt/tri wo
by matthewowen 6y ago
This is being marketed to track cyclists who have none of those issues.
More generally, novel drivetrain products often seem to take off early in the tt/tri world which also don't really have to deal with those issues.
It's also worth noting that anything that all else being equal, improved efficiency goes hand in hand with better longevity. As an example, applying a hot chain wax is a winner in terms of watts, but it's also cheaper in the long run.
- emcq 6y agoYou can't really make all things be equal and get increased efficiency and longetivity for most cases. The trade-off are explicitly made to have reduced longevity to have better efficiency. Take tires for example. A low rolling resistance lightweight XC tire will have significant advantages over a dual casing 2.6" DH tire. The XC tire will smoke a DH tire but not have better longevity on dirt. The XC tire will be slower on some DH tracks and the DH will be slower on XC. If you ride a DH tire on a road it will ironically wear down more quickly than a typical XC tire, and you can shred an XC tire in one day on technical DH.
- matthewowen 6y agoI was speaking specifically about drivetrains. Tyres generally trade traction off against longevity, plus, yes, specialization is a big consideration.