They also now are stronger, making them approved for heavier riders up to 115kg with gear. That’s actually a 20kg increase over the RS, which should be confidence-inspiring to riders looking to push these beyond ultralight XC race bikes. 105 may have made gears mechanical again, but there is no return to rim brakes, unfortunately.
The parts aren’t overly pricey either, so replacing them due to wear and tear shouldn’t be prohibitive. The whole set up works well regardless of how poorly it has been maintained, too – hyper bike at least within reason. I’m not a huge fan of cleaning bikes until they have to go back, so this groupset was covered in black sludge from road spray, salt and lube well past its prime.
Also, as it was fitted to the Ribble CGR SL gravel bike, it was coated in mud and grit many times over too. From a performance point of view, apart from the extra cog very little has changed over the 11-speed predecessor R7000. Vittoria Corsa PRO Control is Polti Kometa team’s tire choice to tackle the most extreme weather conditions and road surfaces such as cobblestones and gravel. I feel like that was at a hyper critical point in the race and that gave Jett an extra 4 bike lengths not to mention it would have to mentally distract you for a little bit.
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