Bicycle care and accessories specialist Muc-Off has unveiled its new Lightweight Oversized Precision Shifting 2.0 system (L.O.P.S 2.0).
Formerly available only to Muc-Off sponsored pro teams and athletes, including EF Education Easypost, INEOS Grenadiers, and elite IRONMAN triathletes Laura Philipp and Kat Matthews, a limited number of these pulley wheel systems are now available for general sale.
Priced at £999.99, L.O.P.S 2.0 was designed, developed, tested, and hand built in the UK for Shimano Dura-Ace RD 9100 and Shimano Dura-Ace RD9150 11-speed rear derailleurs.
(Muc-Off’s in-house testing reportedly found 11-speed chains to be on average 36.6% faster than 12-speed.)
‘L.O.P.S 2.0 works by placing the chain at an optimised angle to reduce both articulation and friction, when compared to a stock set up – less friction, more speed, greater efficiency.’
The system joins Ludicrous AF, billed as the world’s fastest race lube, and the roll out of its Ultrasonic Chain Optimisation service, as the latest offering from its growing range of performance products.
“L.O.P.S 2.0 is an epic piece of technology that we’re super excited to release,” said Alex Trimnell, CEO at Muc-Off.
“Our team worked hard to create this genuine piece of cycling innovation for the pro-peloton. The original system saw numerous designs, bearing combinations, and materials tried and tested in-house to learn what works best, but we always knew the true test would be how it performed at the top level.
“Across the board, the feedback from the pro-teams has been overwhelmingly positive in terms of the advantage it gives their riders. We’re incredibly excited to now be able to offer a limited number of systems to all those aspiring pros out there; giving a few lucky riders the chance to experience this pro-level tech, and the drivetrain efficiency benefits L.O.P.S 2.0 delivers.”
The original iteration, L.O.P.S 1.0, was developed in conjunction with Team Bahrain-McLaren back in 2019, designed specifically to provide Mikel Landa with an advantage in drivetrain efficiency, at the stage 20 time-trial at the 2020 Tour de France.
