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Newcomer wants to stand up to Shimano and Sram

If you want to give the two top dogs Shimano and Sram a run for their money, you need to have it thick as a fist behind your ears. The US provider "TRW Active" is taking on this challenge and launching a new 11-speed drivetrain via crowdfunding. Technically, the groupset has nothing new to offer, but the price is very good.

Crank, bottom bracket, chain, cassette, shifters and rear derailleur: these components are now supplied by the US provider "TRW Active". The single-chainring groupset offers 11 gears, the cassette is available in 11-50 and 11-52 ratios and the sprocket set fits standard Shimano bodies. There are also two versions of the crank. The more robust version is recommended for Downhill and Enduro, the lighter one for All Mountain. There are also two versions of the rear derailleur: The shorter one for the 11-50 cassette and the longer one that takes on the 11-52 cassette.

The complete groupset has a list price of 414 US dollars. If you early bird via Indiegogo, you only have to pay just under 300 US dollars - that's definitely a bargain price for a complete set. It is currently somewhat difficult to say whether this will actually work: the product video provided is quite meaningless in terms of function. Unfortunately, the product information regarding weight is also meaningless, as the company does not communicate any weights.

trwactive.com


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