gwilson wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:50 pm
So there's a new
SystemSix out with etap AXS and I noticed a few small changes (on top of the new frame colour). The seatpost seems to have less setback, it has dual 160mm rotors instead of 160/140mm, non-Cannondale cranks (presumably because of 12 speed), and the Hollowgram wheels have different graphics. Plus I haven't seen it acknowledged anywhere, but the
new Synapse with the same groupset has a yet to be announced Knot wheelset in a 45mm depth instead of 64
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The Synapse also has the SAVE System Bar that was shown when the last Synapse was introduced but never made it into production, I guess they figured it out while doing the SystemSix version...
The 160mm rotors are just because SRAM doesn't approve 140mm rotors for road use, they never did, SRAM 140mm rotors are only approved for CX, so most/all road bikes speced with SRAM discs are using 160mm front and rear.
The cranks are a must with eTAP AXS, different tooth pattern and chain pin diameter of the chain means that for now, only SRAM AXS 12 speed chainrings can be used with the group's chain and cassette, no mixing and matching until other companies start to make 12 speed AXS specific chains and chainrings... But also, SRAM was already not selling the original eTAP groups without the cranksets to OEM clients so there's that too.
A seatpost with less setback would be nice, modern fits are seeing more and more people move their saddle forward nowadays.