Tour Of Britain - Swift Pro Cycling Using Mechanical Shifting.

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

While watching the ToB highlights it seems that at least some of the Swift team are using mechanical shifting rather than electronic.

I also noticed that some riders in the women's Tour of Scotland were doing the same.

I can't workout if this is a personal choice or a budget issue, Swift have 14 riders (https://swiftcarbon.com/procycling/) so bikes for each of them plus a few spares ain't going to be cheap.

I would be surprised by either of the above reasons so can anyone think of a third reason?

Bye

Ian

 

[mjr]

Preference of the mechanics might be a reason, but neither of the others would surprise me. We know cycling team budgets are often on a tightrope and they don't seem to have a drivetrain sponsor and some riders don't like things they can't check.

 

[fossyant]

Good old cables are reliable and quite often riders have preferences.