Cyclists or Triguys of the OT, anyone purchased eTap wireless yet?

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To me, electronic groupsets just aren't worth the massive extra cost. Mechanical Dura-Ace and Sram Red shift like a dream

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$2500 for full groupset..and unless you're a good wrench, you save on the constant costs of having your cables tweaked, greased and cleaned.

yeah i know thats a lame argument but still, fewer cables mean fewer points of failure.

Haven't ridden it yet but looking forward to it. Prices will come down I bet as well, drivetrain prices have dropped a good bit lately.

I was on the fence big time about electronic groupsets, then I was mistakenly sold a Di2 only frameset and had to shell out for 11-speed Ultegra di2. Absolutely love it.

i'm a shimano guy but if i go electronic i'm not taking baby steps with wires first. going straight to electronic and wireless at the same time.

biggest 'shifting' epihany for me (we have lots of hills here) is when you're needing to shift out of the the big ring while under load climbing a hill, softe pedal for 1 second and push BOTH paddles inward at the same time to get you off the big ring and also to a smaller sprocket in the back then return torque to your pedals.

this does 2 things:

1. dramatically reduces stress on your components by not being under full torque

2. reduces the gear ratio more gently than simply dropping out of the 53 and finding yourself spinning out and having to drop down a gear in the back.

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I've only had it happen on my shitty Tiagra CX bike that is seriously in need of a tune up, but doesn't that increase the risk of dropping a chain?

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the only thing that increases the risk of dropping a chain is buying campagnolo :rimshot2:

seriously though, in 2 years of hard racing i never EVER dropped a chain using this technique and i'm not the best at keeping my drivetrain serviced.

eta also note i said 'soft pedal for 1 second' not 'stop pedaling'.

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'auto trim' function that keeps the front deraillieur from rubbing against the chain when shifting in the rear is gold.

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One thing I immediately fell in love with using bar end shifters on my tri bike. No predetermined front derailleur position. If the chain rubs, just move the shifter a bit.

Random question, but does anyone have a tri/tt bike with dura ace bar end shifters? I've got dura ace derailleurs, but microshift shifters. I eventually want to get a dura ace crank/power meter and was thinking of swapping everything out to have a full dura ace group set, but I honestly have no complaints about my current shifters and brakes.

Surprisingly, it doesn't take that long to build up endurance for distance. Now distance plus speed is another thing. I'm still a newbie. But I think I went from riding 7 miles and being gassed to 40 mile rides within like a month and a half. But I was probably averaging 15 mph. Now I'm training for triathlons and am hoping to keep a 20 mph pace (that's a goal, not a current ability).

It does take some serious coin though. I've probably got $1k in clothing and gear, $4k in bikes, $400 in electronics, $300 in accessories. And I've been at this for a year and a half

One thing I haven't done, but need to is join local group rides. Especially since I pretty much only ride my tri bike, I ride alone. Joining in with others is something I need to do to push my speed and distance. It's easy to convince myself to cut a ride short or slow down when I'm by myself.

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does anyone have a tri/tt bike with dura ace bar end shifters? I've got dura

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I do. The shifters don't matter, it's just a piece of metal.

my TT bike



not the fanciest thing but its propelled me to the podium in multiple races beating the crap out of dudes with $10,00 scifitri bikes

- the garmin mount is a twisted spoke
- my little girl decorated the wheel cover
- front aero wheel purchased from local wheelbuilder who builds them out of his house

I want to build my own wheel cover soon. I can get a wheelbuilder.com cover for like $99, but for some reason I want to make my own. I will have something ridiculous on it when it happens. I want to rack my bike next to all the thousand dollar Zipp sub 9's and HED jet discs with a $25 piece of plastic.