chrisyu wrote:
...Chrisyu...thanks again for your willingness to engage openly and the transparency. You've fielded some tough question graciously.
I thought of another question overnight:
I frequently fly to races with a bike. Currently, I leave the stem on my Venge but remove the bars. I run Di2, so it's just a matter of dealing with the brake cable--and there's usually a bit of slack for that.
With the ViAS, would you think travel with the bike has become more complex? It seems like the position of the brakes may make things a bit easier in that they are more protected--and the handlebar/drops can get closer to the head tube. However, I wonder if one removes the bars or the bar+stem, will there
I didn't notice in any of the photos where the Di2 control box (EW90) is located and whether that is accessible. I'm wondering if that is hidden in the stem (hiding micro-adjust mode and battery status). Di2 wires are obviously flexible and can easily be connected/disconnected for travel, esp with some careful placement of a junction box....but will one have to wind up re-routing the brake cables for travel?
I'm sure it would be obvious when I build the bike, but there's too much hidden from the
Sounds like you have stepped things up w/r/t internal routing and cable guides from prior road bikes in the line-up (as a mechanic...i'm grateful for fewer fishing expeditions), and i strongly suspect that knowing the tendency going in for bends in cables/tight routing can have on braking performance the solution you designed takes into account the greater number of constraints with bar/stem/frame and STILL offers excellent modulation/return.
Thanks!