One more reason - or rather one more gear - to gravel
Ekar is the name of the groupset that Campagnolo has catapulted into the middle of the booming gravel scene. At 2385 grams, the groupset is ahead of competing products from the Sram Force or Shimano GRX range and outweighs the competition by several dozen to hundreds of grams. The special feature of the gravel-specific groupset is certainly the cassette with 13 sprockets, which is available in 9-36, 9-42 and 10-44 gradations. This cassette requires a proprietary body on the rear hub, the so-called N3W freehub body also accommodates 12- and 11-speed cassettes. Campagnolo is releasing the license for the body, paving the way for wheel and hub manufacturers to offer wheelsets for the new groupset without complications.
The carbon crankset is available in four lengths and with single chainrings with 38, 40, 42 or 44 teeth. The groupset is completed with a chain and bottom bracket, as well as brake/shifter levers for drop bars and a disc brake system.Campagnolo does not offer an option for flat bars with the Ekar groupset, so it is not possible to mount the 13-speed combo on a mountain bike. However, it will be interesting to see when tinkerers develop a hack to screw the groupset onto a mountain bike.
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