Love the idea, but in terms of future tech, I recently tried a internal hub gearbox(*Shimano 11speed with dropbar di2 shifters) and belt system and am convinced that my next bike will use it. Seriously. Smooth gears with little to no maintenance and efficiency that doesn't suffer at all for nonracing riders are great. They are slightly heavier(1-2%) and the low gear isn't as good as you'd like for climbing but hoping they develop a new/improved version of the current tech(4years old) in a few years.
Nice looking crankset! Good looking shifters, not too chunky looking. We are on the right path TRP. I don’t know about the lack of a front derailleur, but at least the shifters don’t look like crap likenthe new SRAM Red.
7.3? Weight without pedals my scott addict without pedals its 7.340 with aluminum wheels handle Bar and bike for 1900 bucks like wtf? 10k bikes become rubbish all those bullshits about aerodynamics its just marketing
Based on their documentation they use a 1:0.7 ratio on that rear hub, which then gives them 16 unique speeds as mentioned. Now if they could improve on that, say make it 0.6 ratio, then it could go to 20-speed total, which would be interesting and give them an extra edge over the competition. Or perhaps give the option to the end-user to choose between 0.7 and 0.6 ratio (or any other) Now when I first seen the classified product, I always thought they'd be bought by SRAM (cause of the way they operate, they bought so many other companies like Zipp,Quark,Hammerhead,etc), to integrate it to their groupsets, but it seems they gone with TRP (at least for now)
The blemish on the MOG was actually one on SHIMANO GRX really. I’m running a SRAM AXS mullet on mine and it’s just fantastic. I’m running 48s and it’s very comfy. Far better than the Open UP and the 3T thankfully. Can’t see any need for anything else but I’d love to try a few on your list, you lucky man.
I think a more complex gear system that takes some of the switching control from the rider will feel like a compromise system to some users unless the rider has control of when the switches happen. Maybe its a second language thing when he says 'at some time...' and he means as soon as possible I hope so. What happens if it decides to switch and you are out of the seat cranking on a steep slope? Probably ok but I weigh 135Kg and have corresponding output and it would make me sit back down and wait as I would be worried about a pulling my derailleur through my wheel (done this twice) - And so a compromise. These videos are awesome - thanks for going and sharing
V brakes were awesome. Most road rim brakes are pretty good. My problem is Britians' weather. I had a half decent set of tektro road rim brakes. And one day on a gravel loaded descent in the dales, the mud started to pile up on my tires, in my brakes, and i had a very lucky crash at the bottom. It could easily have killed me as my bike clipped a rock, i went over the bars and passed through the centre of two large boulders which, given half a metre in either direction would have been a broken spine or skull. Thankfully i crashed healdlong into a fairly soft bush. Ive also had similar happen when snow piled up in brakes. They do work, but they are so easy to contaminate. My next bike had disc brakes. And given what and how i ride, i will never chance a repeat of that again.
So it's basically designed with the ethos that the system is better capable of determining which gear the rider should be in than the rider, i.e. taking the _riding_ out of the _ride._ A rich dentist would be buying this for the same reason he (and it's almost always a he) would rather be seen stepping out of a Nissan GTR in the country club parking lot than a Miata NA.
I remember when SRAM was the new groupset upstart, and they've managed to cement their position at the top end. Classified are bringing some fresh ideas, and I hope they gain traction
Companies that use buzzwords to try to sell things like the word Quantum do themselves a disservice because it just makes me feel like they are scamming and overpricing immediately leaving me to never care about the company again.
They need to get more presence in the world tour to really start hitting it off I believe Seeing it on pro-riders makes it sell and makes bike brands put it in their offering
@@francescosaturnino113 unless you are buying a new bike that is a mid tier or higher speced. Almost everything there is electronic now... So yes, they are forcing you to buy that
@@user-qy8ph8tf3d I don't know who "they" are, but ok. And if you buy a high tier bike, surely you'd want high tier components on it? And be honest, how many bikes come equipped with a classified hub? It's very niche, so definitely not forced on anybody.
@@francescosaturnino113 they are the manufacturers, and when it costs 2k+ for a groupset alone it doesn't matter if it has classified label on it or sram/shimano or whatnot. And that is the whole point. Bikes got unreasonably expensive for little to zero benefit to the end user. Don't need another remortgage your house priced "innovation", which effectively acts like a derailleur (which work perfectly fine btw)
My desire: Right tap = RD higher x1 Right hold = RD lower x1, hold longer x1 more, etc. Left tap = FD lower x1 Left hold = FD higher x1 AXS app does not appear to allow this. Seems the system is capable as hold buttons are recognized to activate multishift. AXS app offers some customization. Frustrating though as the customization I desire, which is not radical but is to function as SRAM's own Double Tap is not an option. Clearly though this function can be possible.
I have an Allez sport with shimano sora and I find the groupset solid and reliable. Bought an aethos comp with sram rival etap and I really love the electronic shifting. I used to think shimano was better but now that I have both I can go either way in next purchase even though I prefer the simplicity of sram up and down shifting.
I have an Allez sport with shimano sora and I find the groupset solid and reliable. Bought an aethos comp with sram rival etap and I really love the electronic shifting. I used to think shimano was better but now that I have both I can go either way in next purchase even though I prefer the simplicity of sram up and down shifting.
THis could be our future, especially if Classified later gets the three major brands to integrate these features. I'm still not certain why Classified has not already integrated an ANT+ option where we could use our auxiliary buttons or assign main buttons to accomplish the hub shifting, with the rearranged orders. Also a big deal to be able to use 10T, since I have SRAM on all my bikes, the lack of 10T cog has left me hesitant about purchasing Classified. As soon as they integrate hub shifting into SRAM shifters, I'll be in the market for a classified spare wheelset that is truly swappable with my current SRAM cassette wheelsets.
I just bought a TCR adv 2 (105) for $1800. After swapping in my previous wheels, saddle and crank it weighs 16.3 lbs. It has a 73 degree head angle which I think is perfect for spritely road rides and centuries alike. The idea that a bike needs a slacker head tube or longer wheel base is a head scratcher to me. I did give it some redshift bars with a 20mm rise, and that changed the effective geometry to give the bike just a little bit more stack which makes it an all day comfortable with road racing snappiness. I guess I don't personally understand the idea behind the "endurance" segment. When I want something fatter than 28c tires im on my gravel bike. A bike like this just seems a bit boring to me. You can increase effective stack if you need to and adjust your reach with stem lengths as needed. But road bikes are fun when they are spritely. When you lose this feeling, they start to feel like a hybrid. IMO.
