Shimano must be jumping for joy at this. I get system integration but the rest is just nuts. First the cost, second having to bin the powermeter when you need to chainge the chainrings, third the requirement for an XDR driver for wheelset, so you’ll have to update any wheels you have or accept you can’t switch. At least with 11sp all cassettes were compatible. Lastly in the world of marginal gains on the road why an earth would you want to go with a 50 for the largest chainring and a 10 on the cassette which would be less efficient than running a 53/11, are people then going to add on ceramic speed jockey wheels.

Not only have the panel benders taken on more work because of the automated nature of the bending, but the units also have helped out with more complicated work, such as hems. Smith said it was once common to see a press brake operator using two press brakes to complete a hem, beginning on one setup to make the first bend and then completing the flattening of the material on another setup in the second brake. Now the panel benders can do the job on one machine and using the same tooling.

Okay. Then coming back, I mean you indicated the U.S. market is about to make a changeover to disc brake. Then I guess the launch of your truck disc brake is ready to supply to customers. When will that be?

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Even if i have been wanting to support American companies by buying their products, it is stuff like this that forces me and many that i know of to look the other way.

At least he appreciated the styling. I love how the front fender recedes into the bodyside, then kicks up again into the rear fender, connecting to the original. The fastback roof line and rear window trim gives a hint of Aston Martin while the wide rear channels Porsche — except for those triple element tail lamps.

The brake arms are cold-forged from 6061-T6 aluminum in an effort to improve stiffness and shave weight. © G. Evans/Cyclocross Magazine

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Other Features: Plunge-cutting, fits Festool tracks and special miter guide rail (FSK 420) that sets for precision crosscuts or miter cuts up to a 60° angle to the left or right, vac dust port, battery gauge on tool.

SRAM’s support page looks like they are actively avoiding any backward compatibility discussion other than pitch of the 1x and 2x cranksets. link to sram.zendesk.com

Cutline Marker Accuracy: On at 90°. On at 45°Blade Visibility: Very Good – nice view windowBevel Angle Setting: Good – two scales; 1° increments; incised markings; no contrastGuard Action: Very Good on shave cuts – extra-large outboard lobe helpsTracking against Straightedge – GoodGrip and Trigger: Good – requires slight repositioning of hand for best cutting grip after reaching the push-in safety button

Nobody has been mentioning the throw away nature of the power meter on the most expensive version of the Red ETAP AXS crankset. The rings and power meter are one non-separable unit that bolts to the crank using the standard Quark spline pattern. That is going to be one hell of an expensive chainring replacement.