{"id":232199,"date":"2025-10-29T14:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/232199\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:45:22","slug":"campagnolo-claps-back-at-blocked-uci-rule-changes-with-a-9-tooth-rear-sprocket-for-its-new-super-x-gravel-and-all-road-groupsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/232199\/","title":{"rendered":"Campagnolo claps back at blocked UCI rule changes with a 9-tooth Rear Sprocket for its new Super X gravel and all road groupsets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campagnolo has unveiled its latest group sets, called X, for Gravel and All-Road, featuring a 9-tooth rear sprocket. The brand ducks further under the recently rebuffed rule changes restricting final gear ratios, overthrown by competitor, SRAM, in court recently.<\/p>\n

Campagnolo goes one tooth further than SRAM, to deliver a final drive ratio even higher than the 10 tooth SRAM uses, which courted controversy this summer, when the UCI moved to ban it.<\/p>\n

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The new X groupset is also 13 speed, another first in road when Campagnolo launched it\u2019s Super Record 13 speed wireless groupset earlier this summer, but with others already there on its gravel groupsets, that\u2019s less of a coup.<\/p>\n

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Whilst you\u2019d expect to see several gear combinations, and no stone unturned in terms of matching the offering of Shimano<\/a>\u2019s GRX and SRAM\u2019s XPLR gravel offering in terms of crank length options, gear ratios and cassette options, that\u2019s all broadly speaking there, although a 160mm crank option is missing, so the standout feature is undoubtedly the introduction of the 9-tooth rear sprocket, allowing riders to achieve faster speeds with lower cadence. Specifically, the gear ratios span from 1:3.22 to 1:5.67, which could benefit sprinters and competitive racers, in some circumstances.<\/p>\n

However, the 9 tooth option invites some skepticism regarding its usability. SRAM\u2019s Red AXS XPLR system features a 10-tooth sprocket. Shimano\u2019s GRX system, with its 11-speed set-up now seems to lag behind. Critics of \u2018going smaller\u2019 are not only at the sport\u2019s governing body. The UCI clearly feels higher gears, mean higher race speeds. Other\u2019s may claim Campagnolo\u2019s 9-tooth sprocket could add resistance in the drivetrain, owing to having to drag the chain around a much smaller radius. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

The new groupset features cranks available in lengths of 165mm up to 175mm, accommodating a range of rider preferences. Although like the Super Record 13 Wireless launch earlier this year, we are somewhat unsurprised to see Campagnolo again ignoring the fashion for a 160mm option.<\/p>\n

The claimed weight for the entire group set is approximately 2,700 grams, which depending on how they\u2019re weighing the groupset, puts it in between GRX and XLPR, in a competitive position. The recent Ultra upgrades offered in the road version of this groupset aren\u2019t offered here at launch, but one wonders if similar options might become available to allow customers to hop-up their X groupset also, further saving weight, at a price of course.<\/p>\n

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The braking appears to come directly over from the Super Record 13 Wireless groupset, with 160mm rotors available here in X configuration.<\/p>\n

The components in this range borrow much from the road version and as a result are compatible with Super Record 13 Wireless as you\u2019d hope, with the chain length and rear mech cage in each case being critical choices for correct operation. Campagnolo says they should all play nicely with either the existing 113-link Super Record Road chain or the similar but longer 123-link version in X, provided you match it all up properly.<\/p>\n

The Q-factor \u2013 the width between the pedals \u2013 is increased to 152mm on a 47.5mm chainline to accommodate wider stays and increased tyre clearance in gravel.<\/p>\n

The 1x crankset is also offered in an aero set-up, and TT specific designs. The existing road crankset offers 44, 46, 48, 50, 52. This new product group expands that range to include a 1x chainset option with chainrings from 38 to 52. The smallest available on SRAM XPLR is 33, but mullet components from MTB, available in both SRAM and Shimano\u2019s GRX systems, will give adventure riders lower tooth chainring options, with GRX options down to 33.<\/p>\n

The rear mech comes in two cage lengths depending on gearing choice, and both use a new nano-clutch, which Campagnolo claims is a ‘miniaturised’ clutch system. They also claim to have ‘class leading’ stiffness, and robustness. It’s also UDH compatible.<\/p>\n

The X system is paired with a new Bora, Bora X of course, which utilises a 27mm wide rim bed, made for minimum 35mm tyres, and a 50mm rim depth. That\u2019s clearly aimed at the UCI style gravel race event market, but should make for a very exotic looking gravel race set up. Speaking of looks, the black finish from the Super Record 13 Wireless system should look pretty high end on a 9-42 cassette, and the industrial design follows that of the other Super Record family components.<\/p>\n

As for pricing, a question we always seem to have to address with Campagnolo, it isn\u2019t wild, although this is Super Record, so it is certainly premium, with the gravel version priced at \u20ac3,375 \/ 3,899 USD \/ \u00a3 2,999 and the all-road version, available in 2x configurations, with the added capability of the nano-clutch rear mech for chain retention over rougher ground coming in at \u20ac4,370 \/ 5,065 USD\/ \u00a3 3,899.<\/p>\n

Super Record 13 Road for comparison is \u20ac3,410\/ 3,975 USD\/ \u00a3 3,050.<\/p>\n

All versions are also available with the PWM HPPM power meter, for an additional \u20ac1,167 \/ $1,325 USD \/ \u00a3 1,050.<\/p>\n

The recommended retail price for the new BORA X Wheels starts at \u20ac2,290\/ $2,599 USD\/ \u00a31,999. Quoted weight is 1430g.<\/p>\n

All versions also available in a version with the PWM HPPM with a surcharge of \u20ac1,167 \/ 1,325 USD \/ \u00a3 1,050 *<\/p>\n

The recommended retail price for the new BORA X Wheels starts at \u20ac2,290\/ 2,599 USD\/ \u00a3 1,999*<\/p>\n

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