We thought we would have seen it already 4 years in the past, however for certain a Campagnolo Tremendous Document energy meter crankset is now actually on the horizon. We’ve simply noticed unbiased Dutch cyclocross racer Ryan Kamp’s shiny gold Colnago G3-X race bikes fitted with an alloy energy meter spider on carbon crank arms, clearly branded with the winged hub brand of Campagnolo.
Take a better look and speculate with us under!
Campagnolo Tremendous Document spider-based energy meter prototype
Right this moment on the 2024 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Tábor, Czechia, we noticed Ryan Kamp’s beautiful Colnago cyclocross bikes sporting some prototype energy meter cranks from his Italian drivetrain sponsor.
Whereas we noticed the bike via the bushes this morning, we bought some nearer seems to be inside Kamp’s camp.
He’s the one rider we’ve seen at CX Worlds using Campagnolo. And the phrase within the pits is that he’s been working carefully with Campy to refine their ultra-top-tier Tremendous Document Wi-fi groupset to outlive the trials of cross racing.
Keep tuned, and we’ll have extra on that story quickly, too.
Within the meantime, that is the Campagnolo Tremendous Document energy meter we’ve been ready for since we noticed Campy’s patents all the way in which again in 2019.
However – a minimum of for now – energy measurement is NOT built-in right into a carbon spider. As a substitute, it makes use of an alloy energy meter spider very similar to the SRM that Campy athletes have been racing for years.
But, it’s not fairly the identical because the SRM, and now clearly will get Campagnolo branding.
Custom-made for Cyclocross
Apparently, it options the identical low-Q and normal street chainring spacing. However the professional CX mechanics have spaced the chainrings out about 3mm nearer again to the centerline of the bike to raised align the chainrings with the larger/simpler cogs of the cassette to cope with the slower speeds of cyclocross racing.
From the driveside, you’ll be able to see one hole opening of the crank arm (just like the outdated SRM choice), however from the bottom we additionally spot one other opening. It’s not completely clear why this opening exists, however one other bike of Kamp’s appeared to have a stick-on cowl, a minimum of to maintain the CX mud out. In any case, it’s fairly absolutely a hole carbon crankarm on this prototype energy meter.
Campagnolo Tremendous Document spider-based energy meter prototype to your winter coaching bike
A little bit of an angled look, reveals the thickness of the alloy spider physique on this prototype Campagnolo Tremendous Document energy meter.
This particular crank was fitted to Kamp’s coaching bike, and reveals loads extra put on from heel rub. However apparently, it appears Ryan Kamp has solely been working with Colnago and Campagnolo for the reason that begin of January after his earlier workforce sponsorship ended. So, this bike hasn’t seen an excessive amount of long-term use & abuse, simply but.
The Shimano XTR pedals are all the time a pleasant reminder that Campy doesn’t make pedals. However these XTRs are so trusted and dependable, that we frequently additionally discover them on the bikes of riders with SRAM groupsets, too.
That’s all we all know formally for now. Campagnolo says no remark. However Kamp’s mechanic appears to be happy with a real back-and-forth R&D relationship, and hints that the general Tremendous Document Wi-fi groupset is consistently being refined to face up to the harshest circumstances cyclocross can throw at it!
Extra on Ryan Kamp’s distinctive Colnago G3-X bike and Campy Tremendous Document groupset for cross racing quickly…
