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There's a new range of Nova Ride derailleur cages and pulley wheels in town for the bling enthusiasts and they look awesome. Meet the CCD Evo and CCD Evo S.
Product at a glance:
66% more aerodynamic than the CCD
10% lighter than the CCD
Stiffer cage
Lighter pulley wheels
Price: $569.99
74% better looking (according to us, not Nova Ride)
Compatibility:
Shimano: Ultegra RD-8150, Dura Ace RD-9250
SRAM: Rival AXS Force AXS, Force D2 AXS, Red AXS, Red AXS (2024)
OUR THOUGHTS
We like what we see with the new CCD Evo and CCD Evo S. Literally.
Nova Ride’s launch material hits the expected notes of “Faster, stiffer, lighter and more aerodynamic than ever before!” and that’s absolutely swell. But we’ve always felt that performance gains are unnecessary post-rationalisation of this product category. You should buy these things because they look freakin cool.
Sure, there are some aerodynamic gains from the cage and reduced friction in the jockey wheels, but I don’t want to ride next to anyone who recites those numbers at me on the bunchie. I do want to ride next to the person who saw the anodised purple CCD Evo cage and knew it would look incredible on their Brilliant Purple-coloured TIME Scylon frame. That person has it all figured out. How you feel about your bike matters far more than how many watts you’ll save at 40 kph.
To be clear, Nova Ride has done it homework and made a faster product than the previous generation. We looked at the press kit and thought fwoooar that looks awesome before we looked at the numbers though.
View all Nova Ride CCD EVO & EVO S cages here
