FSA always set out to be a complete component manufacturer and it's taken them quite a while to create a complete groupset — excluding the aero TT group presented by FSA's sister brand Vision a few years ago. The new FSA K-Force WE group is set to be in store March 2017, and price predictions from FSA are between the Dura-Ace Di2 and Sram eTap bracket.
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Five years in development and tried and tested over two years by FSA’s engineers, and more recently by the pro tour teams FSA sponsors, the WE groupset has been a long time coming. Over the years we’ve seen with various prototypes and design studies from the brand and as it stands the WE system has 11 patents so far either set or pending against the design.
This new group is based around wireless transmission from the levers to the mechs, but the mechs themselves run via a wired internal mounting battery. It's a similar design to Shimano’s current tube-shaped battery; up front the levers contain a coin cell each side to provide the power to the microswitches and ant+ transmitter.
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FSA has also looked to address ergonomic issues by offering the new shifters in two sizes: compact and standard (which is 6mm longer than the compact version), to fit more riders while still retaining adjustability in the lever reach. The curvy brake lever shape feels good in the hands and the rocker-shaped gear switches offer a point of difference between K-Force and its more established rivals.
Ant+ with added privacy
The Ant+ protocol means that the system is built around a tried and tested system and will communicate with a Garmin as well as other bike computers, and plenty of power meters and HRM’s straight out of the box.
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