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    Classified Powershift

    Aug 03, 2022 3 minutes
    Words JAMES SPENDER

    Hands up who hates front derailleurs? I do. And hands up who can explain planetary gears?

    I can’t. I’ve looked it up, and it has something to do with planet gears revolving around a sun gear turning inside a thing. It’s the basis of Classified’s Powershift system, and I’ve tried imagining it happening every time I click the Powershift’s little satellite button with my left hand, which changes my theoretical front gear from 1:1 to 1:0.686. The message is communicated via Bluetooth; the transmitter is integrated into a special bar plug à la the previous generation

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