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I was surprised by your 90%-Dura-Ace assertion, so I went looking. https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-2024-tech-wrap-up-who-won-with-what/ htt

I was surprised by your 90%-Dura-Ace assertion, so I went looking. https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-2024-tech-wrap-up-who-won-with-what/ https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-2024-tec... You're reasonably close to right: 18 of 22 teams ran Dura-Ace, which surprises me because in my enthusiast circles locally the split with Shimano and SRAM is much, much more even. (I personally prefer the latter.) What REALLY shocked me is this: "2024 marks the first year that the Tour de France has been without a team using a Campagnolo groupset. This means that it was a two-horse race between Shimano and SRAM for stage honours." I mean, I know Campy wasn't what it had been. I only know a few folks who run Campy groups, and I don't know anyone who uses the Campy electronic groupset. It's all so expensive, and most shops don't have someone with any experience with their gear anymore, which becomes a death spiral for people who buy their own gear. Still, the idea that the only Euro maker got shut out of even participating in the Tour is amazing to me.

wiether 2y ago
SRAM decided to do something clever : instead of giving money to pro-riders to promote their products and hope regular people will be convinced to buy the products ; they invested in partnership with bike manufacturers, since most groupsets are sold already assembled to a frame. More and more new bakes are sold with SRAM components than it used to be. So people have now more opportunities to pay for SRAM products on a new bike, and afterwards buy replacement parts when required. Also, for each given price category, SRAM is usually a bit cheaper than Shim. Meanwhile Campagnolo is more and more expensive while offering nothing more than the two others. Also less partnerships with bike manufacturers, even Italian ones. And some Asian brands are starting to be more and more reliable.

wiether 2y ago

SRAM decided to do something clever : instead of giving money to pro-riders to promote their products and hope regular people will be convinced to buy the products ; they invested in partnership with bike manufacturers, since most groupsets are sold already assembled to a frame. More and more new bakes are sold with SRAM components than it used to be. So people have now more opportunities to pay for SRAM products on a new bike, and afterwards buy replacement parts when required. Also, for each given price category, SRAM is usually a bit cheaper than Shim. Meanwhile Campagnolo is more and more expensive while offering nothing more than the two others. Also less partnerships with bike manufacturers, even Italian ones. And some Asian brands are starting to be more and more reliable.