After prototypes of the FSA electronic road group surfaced at the Tour de France for the second year running, FSA announced this week that "WE" will be launching at the Eurobike tradeshow at the end of August. FSA has been working on a road groupset for years — announcing back in 2008 its intention for an 11-speed group by 2010. While FSA is staying mum beyond the "WE is ready" teaser, it appears as if 2017 could be the year FSA's road drivetrain group finally sees production.
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While FSA is not talking about this electronic group, we can glean some information by looking at the parts, and by what an Bora-Argon 18 mechanic said at the 2016 Tour. For starters, it's a wireless group in terms of shifting, a la SRAM eTap. But there are wires running to the derailleurs from a battery.
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The shifters have a two-way rocker switch on each lever, more similar to Shimano's current Di2 wired lever than SRAM's one-button eTap model. As with most systems, the right lever controls the rear derailleur while the left lever controls the front.
Interestingly, the levers will come in two sizes to accommodate different-sized hands, with the smaller version featuring a closer reach to the bar, according to Bora-Argon 18 mechanic Risto Usin.
FSA already has a range of road cranksets, brakes and chains as well as a full time trial transmission under its Vision brand.
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