[reply]Why no compact options on 2004 Cervelo's? I know you are a believer.
americans are "Supersize" customers.
50t is good, but 52t is better. 53t even better.
Shimano and Campy literature claim that their front derailleurs work work with the 34/50t set ups.
Gerard may drink the Kool-Aid, but he just takes small sips. The masses aren't ready for "compact" road cranks as a spec. A good bike shop can swap the Ultegra cranks off your beloved P2K for a set of Octalink Ritchey 50/34t compact cranks for less than $20. The spec is the job of the consumer and shop, not the product manager.[/reply]
I think I can speak for myself much better than you can.
I didn't start using compact cranks until August, and it was simply too late for a spec change at that point. But I am seriously looking at some compact cranks for future assemblies. There are still a few minor issues I have with compact cranks (not with the concept but with the execution) and my preferred crank supplier is working on those and Ithink they will be solved shortly.
And unlike most other bike companies, Cervelo does not wish to nor does it have to wait for the masses to be ready. We don't appeal to the masses, and a lot of our customers are ahead of the curve. We didn't follow slowman when he started putting 55t rings on QRs, sure everybody thought it looked cool and asked for it but simple math told us virtually nobody needed it. And now we won't be part of the status quo if we think compact is better. I've never drunk Koolaid, but I would down the whole glass at once given the chance.
Gerard Vroomen
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