Last summer TRP & Classified showed us their unique Vistar Powershift wireless electronic road and gravel bike groupset, where you effectively get a 1x 15-speed or 16-speed drivetrain. It combines a tightly-spaced 12-speed TRP cassette shifted by a wireless electronic Vistar rear derailleur over Classified’s 2-speed internally-geared Powershift hub to create a virtual 15 or even 16-speed drivetrain that looks and functions like a 1x setup.

(All photos TRP & Classified)

And now, it is finally available and shipping out to the first buyers…

TRP + Classified Vistar // Powershift virtual 1×15/16sp group Play

On the outside, the TRP + Classified Vistar Powershift setup looks like a pretty conventional 1×12 dropbar drivetrain. But thanks to the 2-speed planetary gear reduction hidden inside the hub, there are, in fact, 15 or 16 unique gearing combinations. With TRP’s wireless electronic dropbar shifters, you get two shifting options. You either manually shift sequentially through the 24 combos (it is really a 2×12 drivetrain after all), just as if you had a front derailleur.

Or you can use Vistar’s smart QuantumShift function for 15 or 16 “intelligently sequenced gears” that the groupset automatically cycles through as you tap the 1x-style shifters without having to worry about 2x shifting mechanics.

Tech details

Vistar Powershift effectively comes in two versions: either 1×15 for gravel or 1×16 for road – either of which TRP & Classified claim are the widest gear range available on the market

• virtual 1x 15-speed gravel groupset
• gravel 44-48T 1x chainrings and 11-36 & 11-40T cassettes for up to 520% gearing range
• virtual 1x 16-speed road groupset
• road 50 or 52T 1x chainrings and 11-30, 11-32 & 11-34T cassettes for up to 450% gearing range

• CNC-machined steel monoblock cassettes, specific to the Powershift rear hub
• instant Powershift 2-speed hub shifting under full load – 1:1 to 1:0.686 gear ratio
• QuantumShift smartly coordinates internal hub gear changes with rear derailleur shifts to provide logical, sequential gear shifts and smooth cadence steps across the entire gear shifting range (unlike conventional 2x drivetrains)

• TRP CMD wireless ANT+ & Bluetooth LE communication protocol for seamless control of the Powershift hub and other paired accessories

• removable rechargeable battery for TRP Vistar wireless rear derailleur, with proprietary USB-C charger (rated for 10k shifts)
• 2x replaceable LR44 batteries in the bar end control unit (not rechargeable)
• TRP Vistar shifters are wired to the bar-end controller
• micro-USB rechargeable battery in Powershift Smart thru-axle controller
• all batteries should be put in a deep-sleep mode when traveling with your bike
• trusted mineral oil TRP hydraulic disc braking
• carbon TRP Vistar crankset – 165, 170, 172.5 & 175mm crankarm lengths

TRP Classified Vistar // Powershift – Pricing, options & availability Play

The new TRP Classified Vistar // Powershift groupset is finally available to consumers after a year-long tease. A complete groupset sells for $2900 / 2800€.

That includes a set of TRP Vistar wired shifters, hydraulic disc brakes & wired-in bar end controller, the wireless electronic rear derailleur, carbon 1x crankset with chainring & 12-speed cassette of choice for road or gravel. Additionally, it includes the internally-shifting Classified Powershift hub and Smart thru-axle to be built into your custom rear wheel. And again, then, your choice of road or gravel.

Classified-cycling.cc & TRPcycling.com