Uggh. I just bought a pair of 2015 FC 404s earlier this week. I got a lower price than the $2000 referenced here in this article. If $2000 is the new MSRP, where should these things be expected to sell, given that Zipps usually are available for 20-25% less than MSRP? Should I return what I bought? I was feeling so good about my new set until now.

I'm digging the 10-42 compatibility. That tells me SRAM is going all in on 1x drivetrains (they own Zipp).

Considering the lower prices don't take effect until October, I'd say you need to just get over it haha.

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That should knock the bottom out of the used market. It's been pretty common to grab a set of very lightly used 404 FC clinchers for $1500. That should easily drop to $1000-1200 soon.

Just realized.... All SRAM road/tri shifters use 'Exact Actuation' while the mtb rear derailleurs capable of using the 10-42 1x cassette use 'X Actuation'

Are these two cross compatible, or is there something in works? Maybe all these fancy terminologies and technologies are getting the best of me.

Rapp... halp?

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I'm pretty sure they use different pull ratios. SRAM might be thinking more along the lines of 10-36 with a long cage road dérailleur rather than 10-42. IIRC, the XD driver is more about enabling the 10 ring than the 42.

So Zipp released the wheels yesterday. I called a couple large online retailers, and they did not know when they might get them. Where is the best place to go for the first batch of these? LBS?

My guess would be wait until October/November.

depends when the retailer orders them. zipp is shipping the new "v3" firecrest wheels as of yesterday.

as for XD-R and 10-42 cassettes, the new Force 1 and Rival 1 Long Cage RDs and 11 speed shifters are exact actuation and all part of the x sync 1x sram road system.

X Actuation and Exact Actuation are NOT compatible. They have different pull ratios.

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If you want to put a mtn bike derailleur on a road bike, you just need to get a 10 speed one. All the road shifters have the same pull ration (exact actuation), but the 11 speed mtb parts have x-actuation. You can pick up an XX,X0,X9,GX, etc. 10 speed mtb rear derailleur and be good to go.

Not sure if any of those will clear the 42t big cog though...

But they will be a lot cheaper than a new Force 1 rear derailleur.

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