New Campagnolo Ekar Gravel Bike Specific Groupset | GCN Tech First Look

[@gcntech]

What do you think of the new Campagnolo Ekar groupset?

[@timurhant469]

Love it. I would give it a go!

[@nstrug]

Looks great, lots of well thought out features. Good to see that they have beefed up the bearing seals. The road brakes (designed by Magura) are very, very good.

[@tylerreid1789]

I like it, now I can build an all Italian gravel bike.

[@l.d.t.6327]

Do you know if those better sealed bearing are compatible wit the road groups (I am riding a super record ultratorque crank at the moment)?

[@mahiru20ten]

Maybe a mountain bike groupset from them next?

[@ollade]

finally Campagnolo on the channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@calliope8muse]

I couldn't agree with you more Luca,

[@Mark5ive5]

Really looks like they nailed it. Finally enough range without having to shell out for AXS mullet.

[@kidShibuya]

2:10 before we dive in, let's start where most of these groupsets will end up, inner city cafes.

[@metallusmelandril7380]

my GXR is not! its getting dirty 3x a week

[@thedownunderverse]

😂🙈

[@51StPi]

Harsh ;) You forgot roof bars and bike racks.

[@jasonjeffery-endurance6071]

Nathan Brown the Rapha boys and girls from Chelsea😉

[@rikkiola]

This is the first 1x range I'd seriously consider

[@hogdog567]

The groupset I’ve been waiting for. Now all I have to do is sell my car.

[@MeFreeBee]

I don't have a car, would they take a kidney?

[@nikveldkamp8630]

😂I doubt my car is worth that much.

[@richm.3477]

If they do accept a kidney, do they ask annoying questions like, "Where did you get this from" or "Why is it in a Ziploc bag?"

[@l.d.t.6327]

a terrifying thought you have a car in traffic that's cheaper than this groupset! I reckon 4 tires on my company car are the same price as this groupset!

[@hogdog567]

@L. D.T. Good for you Lord Snooty, good for you.

[@jfichl]

What I love about that groupset are the cassettes: 1 tooth jumps in the high gears, bigger jumps in the low gears - I still wait for a similar 11s cassette like my old 11/12/13/14/15/18/21/24/28/32 10s cassette - replace the 32 with 34, add a 40t and I'm happy...

[@matthi2358]

WOW just WOW 13 speed what a time to be alive

[@brownshit1]

I'm personally holding out for a 17 speed.

[@matthi2358]

@@brownshit1 so Shimano gonna release new Dura-ace next year really curious what its gonna be could be 15 or 14 who knows

[@brutalwang4106]

Dont listen to him, my lovely little 8 speed commuter :D

[@Cyclingmasterseller]

Always have been a Campy Cult user and follower most of all my cycling life and will be for the rest of my life -- it's just that damned good! Beautiful and top quality -- yes, you get what you pay for and this groupset is no excecption. Love it!

[@msealyon]

Thanks for the review GCN! This encouraged me to go for the Ribble Gravel Ti EKAR and 2 months later I am a very happy man.

[@calliope8muse]

Thank you for speaking out about a Campagnolo at last, it would be nice to also have a video on their 12 Chorus.and please please do educate people about all groupsets.

[@georgiaguardian4696]

This is the most impressive looking Campagnolo group set ever.

[@jimbojet8728]

Si, that was expertly explained. Clear and concise, just faultless. Allowing even a buffoon like me to understand your presentation and enjoy it enough to really fancy a Campagnolo groupset ! I think you’ve sold it to me. New gravel bike and campag? Why not? It’s only money. Thank you.

[@jsfoster100]

13 speeds down to 9 cog! Amazing!

[@clubmate12]

The best thing here is how well Si explains all the groupset features.

[@shapeshifterboogie9853]

Open standard and backwards compatible, I like that. But I do remember Campy going off-road before and that did not end well. But, I am sure they have learned a thing or two. So go Campy! Competition is good. Shimano you are up! Give us a new Dura Ace!

[@scottcampbell4429]

But like Simon was alluding to by showing 1. How fast he could get this set going and 2. The nine tooth soon to come, this group will be used on a lot more than gravel bikes. I already want to ditch my SRAM Red and make the ultimate all weather, all conditions agile bike. This is the key to the Holy Grail: one bike to rule (or ride) them all.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Open standard with a patented BB seal?

[@rboydphotography]

@@BrunodeSouzaLino open standard is refering to the freewheel only, not the entire groupset.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

@@rboydphotography considering the gymnastics you have to do to even match parts from the same brand (you need adapters to match brifters with an mtb derailleur for example), why couldn't they just do the entire groupset on open standard?

[@juliangrant3129]

@@BrunodeSouzaLino I think the open standard only applies to the free hub design in particular the backward compatible bit

[@PetriccioneEdgar]

People don't get that Campagnolo is a fine brand, most of the components are made in Italy and it offers a design and durability like no other brand, it is also associated with the biggest champions of the cycling history like Coppi, Merckx, Gimondi, Indurain, Pantani and so on. They are in the business for a long time and saw brands like Simplex and Suntour giving up on doing groupsets while they keep being strong despite their main competitors have a massive presence in the industry. To buy a Campagnolo groupset you have to identify yourself with the brand values: history, design and durability. I have a classic bike with a Campagnolo Super Record groupset that is 38 years old and the components still work like new and they look amazing. I've compared the old and new and I've found lots of similarities which means that they care about authenticity, design consistency and tradition. If you change your bike every two years a Shimano or Sram groupset will do, but if you want to assemble one to follow you thought the years I would go Campagnolo.

[@maciejb120]

Probably most parts are made in Romania.

[@PetriccioneEdgar]

@@maciejb120 I have a Super Record Groupset from 2018 and all the components are made in Vicenza Italy.

[@dkessler14]

@@PetriccioneEdgar I have a Centaur groupset from 2019 and few (if any) of the components are made in Vicenza Italy.

[@PetriccioneEdgar]

David Kessler go Super Record then.

[@thecappy]

When I was in the Army I was stationed in Vicenza and did not know it was home to Campy. I'm so glad that major bike manufacturers are making gravel specific gear. I always modified road bikes with mountain bike group sets to make them into off road bikes.

[@jeremyfrye9131]

I was at the Caserma too and didn’t get into cycling until I came back to the States. I kick myself daily thinking about all the cycling I missed out on the 6 years I was there.

[@scottcampbell4429]

I like what Simon was alluding to by showing 1. How fast he could get this set going and 2. The nine tooth soon to come, that this group will be used on a lot more than gravel bikes. I already want to ditch my SRAM Red and make the ultimate all weather, all conditions agile bike. This is the key to the Holy Grail: one bike to rule (or ride) them all.

[@davidmidcalf3470]

I used to use a boardman cx bike for road riding, it ran sram rival 1 groupset and was good for my style of riding, I could get fast enough to enjoy my riding but it would top out at about 35/40mph, at least with this you could get that little bit faster 👌 definitely caught my eye with this

[@Penri1215]

Still the King of the road, and now the off road. AWSOME

[@magnusmandel]

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[@dakalla]

no ads in my ad, as the ad blocker blocks the ads inside the ad

[@YannickLB]

You live 15 years back in time mate. Everyone uses ad blocker. I've never had an ad.

[@stevekirk6399]

Ublock origin best one.

[@dh7314]

You tube is free. If you don't like it's business model then don't use it.

[@super_best_clips_xoxo]

You could argue that this entire video is an ad for Campagnolo

[@neilo2323]

It’s great to hear GCN talking about Campagnolo. I’m sure you have sponsorship requirements regarding Shimano and SRAM but it seems that the C word was banned from the channel. I have only used Campagnolo in over 30 years of riding and found the lack of the company’s products on the channel very sad.

[@damianhall4554]

agree 100%

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

It was because until they had tutoring for this infomercial they could not pronounce Campagnolo.

[@colletjulien]

I remember an article saying that many cyclist have the Campagnolo logo tattooed but no one has a Shimano tattoo... cycle shops also are a pain, they only want to stock Shimano parts and use Shimano tools.

[@tommahnke]

I need it. Have been a Campagnolo guy since the 80s going back to 7 speed Super Record non index. I will not ride anything else on the road or cyclocross. I am ready for it.

[@81caasi]

I'm just building up a cyclocross bike w campy. What drive train setup do you have?

[@tommahnke]

@@81caasi I have been using an old 10 speed Chorus set up with Cyclocross specific brakes and crankset. It has been through probably 100 cross races, many gravel races and two trips to Europe to ride all the spring classics courses. This is on a DeRosa cross frame, the old girl is kind of ready to retire. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[@pigeonpoo1823]

Entering a 30mph zone doing over 80kph.... 9t works wonderfully.😂 My goal in life is to set off a speed camera on my bike. Anyway, the derailleur holder clip thing is genius, so it's a winner

[@lordalfa600]

SRAM has that in the mountain RDs. I use a GX 10 speed. Just pull and engage the button.

[@pigeonpoo1823]

@@lordalfa600 so we're just waiting for Shimano to play catch-up? Dura ace is just round the corner!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JohnBatty]

@@lordalfa600 And Rival 1- a gravel specific groupset. I miss it now I've "upgraded" to Force22.

[@lordalfa600]

@@JohnBatty I did a hack, since it is a gravel bike, I used Sensah shifters 2x11 with SRAM GX 2x10s MTB RD and Force 22 ith GRX 600 crankset 30/46. Franken bike and it works with 11-42 cassette.

[@tomcruz3774]

@@lordalfa600 am I reading this right? Sensah shifters (I'm guessi g SRX Pro) work with SRAM MTB RDs?

[@tjmaffei8687]

The 1x movement only makes rear derailleurs and front chainrings wear out more quickly. The rear derailleur’s longer cage is also more prone to bumping objects along the trail.

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

That rear derailleur trick just blew my mind!

[@8paolo96]

Sram has had it for years, I've got it on my 2017 rival 1

[@endianAphones]

@@8paolo96 I switched to Shimano and I really miss it!

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

@@8paolo96 Sram Force doesn't

[@junreaksaa]

You had me at "9tooth".

[@YoSpiff]

At first glance I assumed it would be more than I'd be willing to spend. I'm pleased that it is coming in under the Chorus level. Maybe it'll trickle down to something I'd find realistic in a couple of years. My gravel bike is one of my favorite rides these days and a Campy group could be a dream bike setup.

[@Ferreal92]

Add flat bar controls and mountain bike guys will go nuts.

[@nicolasb5899]

Nick Maclachlan the 9t might be pretty good on some xc bikes, because then you could run a smaller chainring to get more low end and ground clearance

[@dkessler14]

The Ekar cassettes are still very much road oriented with tight 1t jumps at the small end and fairly large jumps at the big end. And that's perfectly appropriate for the allroad/gravel riding. But for MTB I'd take Shimano or SRAM's 12-speed spacing over this hands down.

[@andrewlipsiner9791]

#campagnolo COOL!😎🇮🇹💥 GREAT to see this ! Hopefully, more riders will now have the opportunity to experience the STUNNING functionality , durability and beautifully engineered and made gruppo!

[@Emphaphis]

The price is still the biggest limiting factor mate

[@andrewlipsiner9791]

@@Emphaphis Pricing is all relative All of my Road bikes have been equipped with #campagnolo RECORD/ SUPET RECORD gruppo for over 20 ++ years. Not only is #campagnolo STUNNINGLY functionally superior, gruppo / wheelsets are also STUNNINGLY durable, rebuildable and looking as well ! They are also ergonomically and engineered STUNNINGLY! So ...all in all , all the above not only justifies the initial pricing , it ACTUALLY is more cost effective in the long run #campagnolo SUPER RECORD gruppo RULES !!💥💥😎🇮🇹

[@julmeissonnier]

@@Emphaphis Not expensive at all: Last year I sold on Ebay some 1994 Record 8 speed ergo shifters for more money than they cost new in 1994... 25 years old and still working perfectly...

[@carlstatham594]

Yep the price retention is massive on Campy groupsets. Also, the discounts available make it only a tad more expensive than Shimano and you lose that complete dog of a gear change that Shimano has instead of the button ........ I ask you after years Shimano still has only one downshift from that great big schwing of a lever, utter engineering drivel.

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

Is the real news, not being a gravel guy, that Campy is going to be releasing a 13 gear road groupset standard for Super Record, Record, and Chorus? AND we need new freehubs to make it work? I only have TWO kidneys Campagnolo.

[@pittapittae]

No new hubs here, fortunately. Fully compatible with all existing ones. I guess they will keep the 13 on the Ekos for now, but we will see

[@leflate]

@@pittapittae Pretty sure you need a N3W freehub body, that's the new one that was introduced with the Shamal Carbon wheels

[@pittapittae]

@@leflate you are correct, same hub but new freewheel, mainly for fitting that small sprocket

[@jsfoster100]

The 12s system is exceptional. I won’t trade it in for a long time.

[@davidlewis3924]

@Damiano Cassese @Antoine Nguyen Older model Campagnolo wheels (with 30mm pawls) are backwards compatible for the EKAR 13 speed cassette by use of an N3W retro-fit kit www.campagnolo.com/WW/en/next_3_ways About €70 rmcbikes.com/en/campagnolo-n3w-13-speed-retro-fit-adapter-kit-cup-and-cone-bearings.html

[@CaptainShiny5000]

That's basically the ideal 1x Gravel (and road for that matter) groupset. Easy low gear and fast high gear - very nice!

[@tomcruz3774]

Industry: 1x13 speed Me: Still stuck with 2x8 shimano claris

[@Mars2Point0]

🤮

[@kasimovskibiketeam]

It is true. My version - claris or sora.

[@Mars2Point0]

I just bought a new bike went from sora to ultegra and what a world of a difference shifting like butter

[@kasimovskibiketeam]

@@Mars2Point0 sora for me is optimal - good price, good sprocket sets - and it works!

[@Mars2Point0]

@@kasimovskibiketeam get 105 bro

[@thedownunderverse]

A new video by Si, new Campy groupset. *Cracks open beer* 👍🏻

[@ichewtoast111]

I have so much respect for open patients designs.

[@rhcprpz543]

I think Shimano grx di2 is kinda perfect but i'll admit that the fact campagnolo dives into gravel groupsets market is really cool 😏 and that this groupset looks pretty good to me

[@lechprotean]

I have a 2x GRX and it suits me as I put most power in the lowest and highest gears where the chain is straight, with 1x the chain is most bent at the extremes - bet that 9 tooths is going to wear out quite quickly...

[@GraemeBray]

"Time for GCN's first ever speed test!" Go over SLOW signage on the road. "80K's an hour apparently" Goes over another SLOW sign on the road!!!

[@enuazeal]

that's sign for cars

[@GraemeBray]

@@enuazeal No, it is for all road users. Just like traffic lights.

[@enuazeal]

@@GraemeBray i know, that was a joke :)

[@michaeldatrindade1702]

Just bought a brand New De Rosa carbon gravel bike with Campagnolo Ekar for only 3600 euro, and I live in Denmark. Super bike!

[@Butsugen8]

Wow looks stunning!

[@smachsimo]

Carbon crank + gravel = ❤️

[@barnettkr]

Love the fact that during the 9 tooth cog test, slow roles by on the tarmac.

[@peterghimme9661]

True innovation campy! Hope you can start some kinda arms race among grouppo companies.

[@janusz0]

I'd rather just watch Campagnolo rise to the top again. Sweet dreams Tullio. Chapeau!

[@konstantinkriegelstein8705]

im a little bit sceptical about a 13 Speed groupset, cause i now the struggle you will have with a 12 speed groupset when your derailleur hanger isn't 100% straight and i think riding a gravelbike you will porably have the problem more often so the shift performance will not be perfect anytime, but we will see.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

I mean, for some reason nobody considers pairing internal gear hubs with cassettes and having more gears that way, which is a shame. Some manufacturers used to do that in the past and give you 21, 24 and even 27 *usable* gears by just pairing a 3-speed internal hub with the appropriate cassette.

[@Team5TL]

Makes me want a gravel bike

[@insanNH]

you'll love it

[@cd0u50c9]

You can do it with a single speed steel frame with canty brakes if you want. This in the video is the perverted opposite end of the scale - each to their own style and budget, but the enjoyment is what really matters.

[@guidospanoghe8896]

Looks very appealing ( being a Campa fan ) but I'd prefer a more robust 9 speed version to do some extensive loaded bikepackingtrips. Isn't downshifting going to be difficult using a frontloader on your handlebar? It seems you 've run out of black tiewraps Si? And the chain could use a WD-40 treatment imo.

[@friendlypete10]

Looks awesome. Campagnolo is a bit overlooked these days but it’s still such a great option

[@wouter-oosterveld]

Looks like I need a Bianchi Allroad with Ekar for Christmas.

[@litenantjv]

I was thinking about the impulso all road with a grx 810 id like to have an all italian bike but i'm not sure about the 1x trasmission id still prefer a 2x I would like to see a mid range campagnolo for gravel

[@saturupiah5940]

@@litenantjv This is their mid-range offering. In price it sits between Chorus and Centaur.

[@litenantjv]

@@saturupiah5940 yeah but it's just a 1x at the moment still expensive though

[@saturupiah5940]

@@litenantjv You may have a point, but it's cutting edge technology. I think I paid similar coin for my SRAM XX1 AXS, which is SRAM's top of the line XC groupset. Doesn't make me any faster though. The carbon wheels do however. That said my favourite groupset is the 9 speed Record on my steel De Rosa. It's also better looking than the "carbon jobs." All the best

[@cgord600]

@@litenantjv most riders dont use their gears properly. Meaning that riders start in the small ring and work up to the big ring then shift through the back gears until they are flying along. Ideally, they should be bouncing in and out of the big ring while working through the cassette until they are up to speed. Or, you get a 1x setup which covers the full 2x ratio and you are all set.

[@banjercat]

Gorgeous ,starting to save for one right now!

[@abedfo88]

13 speed 1x is genius with that 9 tooth cog. I love it.

[@SioLazer]

It'll make a great gift for my sweetie. Must cope with the guilt of getting one for myself, first of course! Hope the locking mech on the rear derailleur trickles down into other gruppos. That's really awesome.

[@douglasrogers3918]

GCN, can you do an efficiency test for small rear sprockets. It strikes me that the complexity of the argument - the chain moves slower but bends through a greater angle with more tension on it - makes the argument difficult to get under the skin of. Also the gear jumps - there is always a problem with changing from one tooth change between sprockets to two - where do we spend most time riding so where do we need the smallest changes? I feel if Sheldon Brown was still alive, he would have had a field day on this topic!

[@jamesshepperd4927]

Best looking Campy since Record 10.

[@tomatokosir]

I'm gonna wait for the 1 tooth!

[@Zeben84]

Ekar for the lightest gravel groupset, named after Aicar, a doping molecule :)

[@dlevi67]

Named after it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cima_Ekar (sorry, no entry in English)

[@Zeben84]

@@dlevi67 Thanks, i'll be less dumb when i'll go to sleep tonight !!! ;)

[@dlevi67]

@@Zeben84 The AICAR suggestion is more fun... until one realizes that it's short for [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-Carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate

[@kalilebron007]

Absolutely fainted when I heard it has a 9 tooth cassette. Phenomenal. Campagnolo reigns supreme again.

[@joonlee920]

Once you get the derailer adjusted (mine went out of whack after a tire change), this 1X is incredible. I use this groupset as my endurance bike and it totally works. Let's see about durability after a year of riding...

[@Arrynek01]

So, the year's gone. How did it hold up? :)

[@MichaelAJantz]

I've been a Campy fan since the 80's. (I still have my a few Superbe Pro and Ofmega components) but never could got into a Campy groupset till a 2000. Centaur groupo. I still have the mechs! I still use the two chainring FD but now, on a triple carbon FSA. I've upgraded C-Record levers, Carbon long cage RD and cogset to Record. Campagnolo is the only groupset I have used in 20 years and the only one I will use in the future. I have a Raleigh RXm (Metal) gravel frame that has never been built up. I'm Beyond excited to purchase this group and build my latest Raleigh. My only wish is that my Scirocco CX35 wheels could be converted to Thru-Axle. Suggestions? Or, just add $500 more and get another set of buttery smooth Campy wheels? Def first world problem.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Suntour Superbe Pro was an awesome groupset. The rear derailleur was a beauty and the lightest one availabe until it vanished in the mid-1990s. Cranks were much stiffer than Dura Ace. Too bad Suntour could not keep up in the shifting components market.

[@0bob0cya]

Love the group set. Hard to find a replacement derailleur. It was $275.00.

[@massimilianogusson6055]

that Pinarello!!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... is probably the ugliest bike ever made. Even uglier than the Dogma, which was thought impossible to achieve.

[@mxs4193]

I have a feeling the 9 tooth sprocket will slowly lead to the extinction of 2x drivetrains. The main reason I don’t use 1x is the sacrifice in speed, but the 9 tooth sprocket destroys that problem!

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

You are already losing a lot with 1x drive trains and introducing more weight and complexity on the back wheel, while a 2x has some of that on the front.

[@mxs4193]

BrunoDSL true, I guess. But the difference in complexity between 11 and 13 speeds is negligible in my opinion. And the benefit from loosing a lot of weight will also outweigh the negatives of having just slightly more weight on the rear wheel (very very slightly more). I’d say the only problem that still remains is crosschaining and maybe the loss of efficiency through the 9 tooth cog. Still worth it in my opinion.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

@@mxs4193 You're not losing "a lot of weight". A 13 speed cassette is heavier and requires a larger (and heavier) derailleur to cover the sprocket range these cassettes have to do to compensate for only having a single gear on front. An alternative for more range and gears that's not considered is a 3-speed internal hub with a 7 to 9 speed cassette with 1 sprocket on the crank set. That "3x9" setup gives you 27 gears you can actually use, since there's no cross chaining.

[@keirfarnum6811]

Maximuss Being old school, the thing I don’t like about these huge cassettes is how much space they take up; I assume the hubs are wider than they used to be, but I would guess there’s still more dish on the rear wheel and the spokes on the drive side are less angled than the non-drive. Wheels with excessive dish don’t hold true as well and aren’t as durable. I might be wrong as I haven’t looked at the tech in person, but I would bet that’s the case. Can anyone disabuse me of this assumption?

[@keirfarnum6811]

BrunoDSL That’s a really interesting idea. Is it possible to make an internal gearing that works with the external gears to provide a greater range of gear lengths? As I mentioned below, these huge cassettes worry me because, despite making the hubs wider and the cigs and chains narrower, I would assume they’re introducing more dish on the wheel with drive side spokes being more vertical and closer to the non-drive. I haven’t worked on bikes for years and I’m still riding a 3X7 freewheel (yes, a freewheel!) set up on my old MTB (it’s a special set up with Suntour 8 speed lever shifters, a 12-28 7 speed freewheel, and a Dura Ace 8 speed derailleur; if I could afford to make new wheels, I could upgrade it to an 8 speed free hub since the shifters and derailleur are both 8 speed but I just can’t afford it in my old age) so I haven’t gotten to look closely as newer tech; but I would not be surprised if they have pushed the dishing on wheels trying to fit more gears in. Can you tell me if I’m wrong? Thanks.

[@santealoise4429]

Campagnolo 13 speed 🔝🔝🔝👍👍👍🇮🇹

[@patrickmurphy8222]

13 speed might mean chains are operating at more painful angles but if the drivetrain manufacturers can make it work than more power to them. As for gravel riding in general that's really the future of cycling, especially with certain US states that are broke and don't have to funds to maintain their road system.

[@dlevi67]

It won't necessarily travel at a much higher angle than an 11 speed - they made it thinner. Whether that impacts durability is a different question...

[@KeithHeinrich]

👌Looks perfect for my next road bike.

[@danielbum912]

_"I'M IN MY 9"_ "S L O W"

[@waynemakka1324]

was just planning a move to Chorus 12. But this will do nicely thanks, BTW awesome imaging in this Vid.

[@ex-larueminati5257]

Seems like a pretty revolutionary group set, to me. A 10 cog gear in the rear, and a 13 gear cassette is a huge improvement. Everyone is going to want this on all of their bikes...I know I do. Shimano and SRAM better get on it! If this is reliable and dependable, it’s going to get lots of attention, regardless of the price. I also think the rear derailleur lock out feature is pretty cool as well...why isn’t that on every rear derailleur?

[@bushgreen260]

*Are the 13 speed sprockets thinner than their 12 speed sprockets?*

[@markrushton1516]

9 tooth? How long will that last and available as a single sprocket or the whole cassette only. £2k for the gruppo? Hopefully it survives a lot longer than their effort at mtb groupsets (beautiful )

[@janusz0]

How often and how hard will you use the 9 tooth sprocket? I'd guess, not often and only hard if you're racing.

[@darioduvnjakdroid]

Dear GCN what about Ekar on road bike, 1x13 is it possible to replace 2x12 . Tarmac SL7 version 1x12 Force is offered to buy

[@Sir_Arlin]

you can put basically any groupset on anybike, im sure you could put ekar on a tarmac if you wanted or any other road bike- or even a 90s hardtail mountain bike

[@darioduvnjakdroid]

@@Sir_Arlin you are right, but when we will se 1x in pro peloton ?

[@Sir_Arlin]

@@darioduvnjakdroid with a 9t driver, and clutch maybe in pari roubiax

[@darioduvnjakdroid]

@@Sir_Arlin blog.3t.bike/2020/09/15437/campagnolo-13-speed-ekar-groupset/

[@jimbojet8728]

All on order!

[@rvrside10291]

The NEW standard N3W.. I see what you did there and I like it!

[@chromebomb]

never have i ever wanted something so much

[@darrenhill8503]

What was your impression of the Bike Groupset Combined as im looking closely at buy one soon.

[@adam__smith]

Love the bike stand at 9:15. Would you call that a bodge or a hack?

[@smehyl]

Competition is always good for us customers. Let's wait for price and real world reviews. Looks promising to me. Hope Sram releases MTB like cassettes for mechanical Force/Rival/Apex 1. I really miss bigger sprockets than 42T to my 38T chainring. And Simon on red GREVIL ...woow. I wonder what Jeremy says about it :)

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Tension adapters do exist for that sole purpose.

[@jonathanzappala]

I’m on board with what they have done gear wise, it’s just the price tag. For that group set and a new hub/wheel rebuild, I can buy a dura ace di2 group set. They definitely got it right.

[@nickjones252]

I have spent my life riding MTBs, road bikes and now only road bikes but have been considering a gravel bike because they just didn't exist when I used to do bike touring, camping holidays. I rode MTBs with slick tyres and triple chainsets/long cage mechs but they were sluggish so got a Fratello touring bike built up by Condor Cycles in London with Campag triple on it. I still have it but ride a carbon Specialized Tarmac also with Campag but, compact set-up. Gravel seems to be the way to combine both disciplines. This groupset looks interesting....

[@seveger]

4:05 we need to do a speedtest, let's go to 30kph zone so we'll run 50kph above the limit

[@jakechurchill-moss65]

30 miles per hour, so 50kph, but yeah still 30kph above limit haha

[@luisdecastro5581]

simon back in lycra 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[@bernardibrahim]

That RD clip, why had no one thought about that before? That's significantly convenient

[@8paolo96]

Sram had it in my 2017 rival 1, campy just did not invent anything here

[@bernardibrahim]

paolo96 ah youre right, I never noticed. Observing both however I think Campag’s better since the Sram only locks the cage

[@ezraholwerda1512]

What if we combined campy's way of 13 speed with rotor's way of 13 speed. That should ad up to a 14 speed.

[@owenvermeulen1231]

9-42.... 13spd What!? I need this in my life!!!!

[@DennisNowland]

Good old Campag never fails to impress.

[@philtahmindjis1211]

As usual, Campi creates something beautiful and probably amazingly functional. I just can't afford it.

[@carlstatham594]

Just bought a month ago Chorus 12 for my cross bike ..... I'd have gone Ekar. Presumably, it has the 5 down, 3 up super quick change which of course no other groupset has.

[@philadams9254]

Is it compatible with Rotor 13?

[@stuartmisfeldt3068]

Can this be be used with a Chorus UT Crankset? What is the length of the sleeve? Can regular UT bearings be used, or only Ekar?

[@aliancemd]

5:12 ‘ New “Standard” ‘ - just what people were dreaming about :D

[@lincolnlu9869]

That's completely backwards compatible to 9 speed campy cassettes. I'm not sure what more you could ask for.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

New standard with a patented BB seal...

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

For whatever reason, the bike industry has been using the term "standard" in the opposite of its acutal meaning for decades now. There can be no such thing as an "own" or "proprietary" standard given that standard means "widely availabe"/ "used by everybody".

[@jaredladdjamison4560]

Love my GRX but this is stunning as well.

[@richardmiller3808]

Looks pretty sweet!

[@p.a.ch.3861]

could CGN make some comparisons between 9/42 and 10/44 with the single chain ring 44 T pls

[@julmeissonnier]

I think you missed 2nd grade ;) : 44/10=4.4 while 42/9=4.66 (a bigger gear).

[@davidjohnson7584]

Excellent information, thanks Si and the sun at your back does not show the new suit design and pattern materials you have on for this video. Looks rather nice from what I can see.

[@wilwoods]

curious as to the wheels you are using or recommending..

[@bikerdude319]

Would like to try that 9 tooth cog with a 53 chainring

[@cccpkingu]

Makes sense to go 9 and keep the efficient regular riding in the middle with the 1x.

[@juliangrant3129]

My first bike had Campag GranSport 5 speed, at the time that was all they produced (late 50s early 60s), upgraded by the end of the 60s to an alloy Novo Record. Apart from a brief play with 105 in the 80s & 9 speed XT operated flawlessly by 11speed Athena ergo levers on my touring bike I am Campagnolo through & through. I have a tandem with 8 speed Campagnolo Euclid (the mountain bike group) & a rare Campag tandem chainset. It would appear that Campag fans have just got a groupset for their touring bike, but I agree with the comment that the 1 x chainring looks ugly. Hopefully they'll do a cheaper alloy version soon to get into the OEM market.

[@DEXVD]

Looks interesting, I have a Norco Search on order that I plan to try road, gravel and CX with so want 2X. If down the road I decide to get a road specific bike and to only use the Search for gravel and CX I would consider going 1x and putting a group set like this on the Search.

[@michaelupchurch3779]

I love this groupo

[@lwittrock1]

Great video!

[@julmeissonnier]

I want that on a touring bike, one with 650B that can go on gravel roads (like before there was a thing called gravel bike)... I am just missing a rim brake version for cantilevers...