Out of Stock. SRAM Centerline rotors are road-specific but Shimano uses the rotors from its XTR MTB groupset with Dura-Ace - something the pros were doing at least a year in advance. Based in North Carolina, Tyler loves finding new travel adventures to share with his family and is always on the lookout for the next shiny new part to make his bikes faster and lighter. SRAM Force eTap AXS groupset options, weights, and pricing are as follows; Force eTap AXS 1X Electronic Road Groupset Rim (1,983g): RRP AU$2099 Force eTap AXS 2X Electronic Road Groupset Rim (2,453g): RRP AU$2,779 Force eTap AXS 1X Electronic HRD Groupset (2,572g): RRP AU$2,779 Force eTap AXS 2X Electronic HRD Groupset (2,812g): RRP AU$3,399 Lever shape is largely unchanged from the original eTap. Even better from a value point of view is the "entry-level" Aethos Comp complete bike, which comes equipped with SRAM's new Rival eTap AXS wireless electronic groupset, a nice carbon fiber . SRAM calls this sequential shifting, Shimano synchronised shifting. 2023 SRAM Force AXS & XPLR groups updated with lighter, better tech. Then they trickled down to the X9, X7 and X5 dual chainring cranksets. Whats the weight for the entire crankset? Expect a full test of this new Orca soon, but Ill just say its a bike thats every bit as impressive as the gearing its running. Shimano R9200 brakes use Servo Wave tech, again ported from its MTB range, that gives you progressive brake action that is more aggressive at the end of the stroke and lighter when you're just feathering the brakes. Want more? A couple of advantages to this are that it's easy to take the battery off and recharge it somewhere convenient with SRAM's recharging cradle and that if one battery goes flat (usually the rear) you can swap them about and keep going. SRAM Red chainrings are machines from one piece of material so are lighter and stronger than before. Sprockets make up the cassette on your rear wheel, which is attached to the freehub and held in place by a lockring. I am running SRAM force cranks and the red chainring. Short for 10-26 up to 10-33T / Medium for 10-28 up to 10-36T Weight without battery 36T Version Rear derailleur max. This groupset shifts from a more traditional 11-speed cassette arrangement to a 12-speed cassette configuration. Dura ace is much cheaper. Allow Necessary Cookies & Continue Thank you for reading 10 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access, Enjoy your first month for just 1 / $1 / 1, *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription. I dont think its a limitation of wireless. This number is then doubled to provide total power for the right and left leg. Newly formed Denver Disruptors NCL team to make its debut at Tucson Bicycle Classic, Paris-Nice 2023 route: demanding and hilly course awaits riders, pros were doing at least a year in advance, Improve your performance with our expert practical, nutritional and training tips, Every week get exclusive interviews, fitness tips and product reviews. This set-up has greater capacity than SRAM's and Shimano claims a range of 1000km between charges. At first glance, the "new" SRAM Force AXS groupset looks shiny and completely new. Highlights. Were a year on and availability is still sketchy, and theyve had to go back to the drawing board one hubs and cranks, after releasing them a year ago. By far my favourite, however, is the compensation shifting. Every review of axs so far is pure fluff. In the world of bike tech game-changing is a hyperbolic phrase that gets bandied left, right and centre. Can its new 12-speed eTap AXS repeat the trick? To some extent this was because of the new chain but also because of the new rear mech's oil-filler damper technology, Orbit, that prevents it from moving on hard, jarring impacts. Rival and Force chains also use solid pins while Red uses lighter, hollow pins. Cassette weight has been added already. Both SRAM RED and Force crank arms are carbon; SRAM RED having direct mount chainrings for 2x, and both SRAM RED and Force having a 1x spider that works with 1x 107mm BCD chainrings. Note: Mechanical weights do not include cabling. Force coming in April. By pairing these to smaller chainrings, SRAM has been able to provide more gear range at the back that exceeds the top and bottom gearing of traditional ratios, as well as seven consecutive one tooth changes. Updated Apr-2021 (added Rival AXS 12-speed), Older Post Firstly, theres sequential; when you activate the next available gear it will automatically actuate the front derailleur to keep the ratio change even between shifts, and therefore keep your cadence steady. A Complete Guide to Road Groupset Weights | The Bike Lane SRAM RED eTap AXS Actual Weights Road 2x (48/35 combo) - 419g with powermeter Road 1x (48t X-Sync) - 395g with powermeter Left crank - 156g Front derailleur - 165g with battery Rear derailleur - 247g with battery 10-33 Cassette - 211g Shifters - 233g/234g with coin cell batteries installed Updated Blip Box - 24g SRAM Red eTap AXS changed the way we think about gear ratios. Within the AXS app you can also customise what each lever does, and because the SRAM Eagle AXS mountain bike groupset shares the same protocol you can mix and match if you like. You recharge the battery via a port on the rear mech. Then theyll be cooking with gas. Scope of delivery With setup tool, without battery. If I do go down the AXS path this year, I think an Easton crank might be the way to go. Thats an example of real substance whereas much of their lineup is pure marketing. Ive always avoided putting parts on the bike which make me cringe to look at. Both are programmable with built-in Bluetooth, both are focused on disc brakes but also offer a rim brake option and both let you add an in-series power meter. Yes, I might have to learn a whole new set of gear ratios, but it opens up so much potential for experimenting with gear ranges a road 1x setup with a 10-51 rear block is a real option for those mad enough to try! You can also buy a power meter upgrade kit (but not a complete groupset) with 52/39t, 54/41t and 56/43t rings. Brian, thats the funny thing about writing up a part thats really good with no apparent downsidespeople assume were all paid off. For one, you could put ETAP 11 on basically any frame and an 11 speed wheel set. But sometimes people dont have unlimited budgets. I dont mind it until Im at race wattage and then its a first world problem because the shifting is noticeably slower than di2 of any gen. Ive got 7970 still and it shifts faster than AXS. Proven AXS technology at a more affordable price. Shimano gives you more flexibility with how this is configured, although this does increase the chances of getting a configuration that doesn't work well. In comparison, Shimano's crankset is created using the brand's Hollowtech II technology. Hands on: Actual weight of the new SRAM Force eTap AXS 2x12 road group Another smart move SRAM made was ensuring launch day delivery of parts, with a number of brands ready to go with new AXS-equipped models for road, gravel, monstercross and triathlon. Front derailleur cable routing wireless. SRAM has a great marketing team and some good innovations but I dont think they respect the end user as much. Buyer's guide to road bike groupsets | Cyclist SRAM RED eTap AXS offers wider range and closer progression, so you're always in the right gear. Keep in mind that no one makes a Red AXS chain compatible chainring yet except SRAM, and only for their proprietary BCDs and direct-mount 8-bolt arms. SRAM for innovation, Shimano for execution. All Shimano's cassettes are backward compatible with wheels with 11-speed Shimano freehubs despite having a different flange arrangement. The rest of it looks great but I find the cranks really unattractive. For example, in the eTap AXS, the largest ring on what is effectively the double chainset has 50-teeth and the smallest sprocket is 10-teeth, which means the ratio is 5:1and the wheel will turn five times for every pedal revolution. This directly impacts the stiffness of the chainrings, which itself has a big bearing on how well the front mech will shift as well as other performance benefits for the racers. Rival is only available with hydraulic disc brakes. If youve been itching to ride AXS technology, Rival eTap AXS might be the group youve been waiting for. Beyond these changes, little things like improved texture on the shift paddles and visual refinements add up to a group that offers a drastically improved experience. There's an 11-28t cassette in the works but still not available commercially. One thing we did notice in our testing was that the SRAM groupset was significantly more silent than its Shimano Dura-Ace rival. The brake levers are aluminum, and the lever reach is adjustable so you can personalize your fit. It has run less than 500 km and the last service was this year. The levers havent really changed in shape, but the finish looks impressive with carbon levers finished with chrome graphics and a new softer and textured grip that feels good and offers a solid connection even in heavy rain wearing winter gloves. New SRAM Force eTap AXS - Ten Things to Know The cassette is a masterpiece of machining, with the construction using SRAMs one-piece X-Dome design to save plenty of weight. The difference to Red eTap AXS is 541 grams. SRAM's new wireless RED eTap AXS road groupset has 12 gears, approaches road gearing in a totally new way, is available in either 1x or 2x setups and features a clutch. SRAM Red eTap AXS 2518g / RRP 3,794 You'll save yourself around 100g by opting for Dura-Ace over Red eTap, although the latest 12-speed Dura-Ace is actually a few grams heavier than. According to srams website, when that happens, they will discount it by 50% but its still seems like added complexity when a spider based system works fine. SRAMs mechanical groupsets have always been an outstanding value (same functional parts across all levels), so why not save the cash for other fun things, right? Rather, it means that you can set shift points within the app to make it work better for your style of riding and allow the rear derailleur to drop or gain 1-2 gears when you shift the front. Yeah I figured, but I have to fix my bathroom and rotten plumbing first so Im like 4 months out at least. SRAM RED and Force AXS rear derailleurs use Orbit Fluid Dampers to prevent dropped chains and chain noise on rough roads. Whether you agree with me or not, you missed out on addressing my concerns with your review. So I wanted to take a minute to process all that before writing my first ride impressions of the new groups. It requires a hub with an XDR driver body and is available in 10-30t and 10-36t configurations. Here they are. A complete group. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Shimano is total opposite. The first ten sprockets are machined together, as are the largest two. Even the current RED E-Tap is a pretty rare thing to find on a shop floor so its difficult for an interested rider to experience. Rival eTap AXS 2x cranksets use an integrated spider, while Rival 1x cranksets have a single direct mount chainring. BASIC Bikes Carbon Gravel Bike mit Rival AXS, Carbon Laufradsatz For the road test, I was handed a Trek Checkpoint gravel bike equipped with the new eTap AXS parts, Zipp 303 tubeless ready wheels and the bike brands sweet vibration damping tech. No mention of the throw-away crankset + power meter when you need or want new rings, no mention of the need to replace your hubs to work with XDR, coin batteries in the shifters, 10 tooth cog.the list goes on. A Force eTap AXS group with a similar set-up weighs 2,600 grams, a difference of 183 grams. With AXS I expected some improvement and a wider range of gears, but I wasnt totally convinced about how essential it would be. Clicking on the right-hand button moves the rear derailleur to larger sprockets, while a click on the left-hand button takes you to smaller sprockets. I love my shimano road group, and when I have sram on one mtb and shimano on the other. The SRAM AXS app is used to configure its electronic groupsets. There is something to be said for just being the best out there and sometimes that requires breaking changes that screw up compatibility. I added the left crank arm weights, and the cassette, its all here now. The shift buttons get a bit of texture and hood covers are softer and patterned for better grip. You should get around 60 hours of riding on a charge, with each derailleur having an indicator light that shows green, red then flashing red to show battery level. A radical drivetrain reinvention that feels every (gear)inch the future, Yes, I might have to learn a whole new set of gear ratios, but it opens up so much potential for experimenting with gear ranges, SRAM claims a 2.518kg complete weight for the group (and add 36g for the power meter), GBP 3,349.00 RRP Heres how it works. Hood included; . Which means it could be a complete folly for us to describe SRAMs new eTap AXS shifting system in such terms. The SRAM Red eTap AXS Shift-Brake Levers uses wireless electronic shifting to get the job done. Although the shift speed increase is greater at the rear, it's more noticeable at the front. Namely, the clutched rear derailleur. The problem in reducing size is that you also reduce strength, so SRAM both flattened the top and made it out of a new material that is both harder and longer wearing than its old model. After three years riding the original eTap in its various rim and disc brake guises Ive been very impressed. AXS has real innovations that should be lauded. shifters, derailleurs, and calipers are ~$2500. https://www.sram.com/stories/19-road-team-roster. A geartrain without friction? Clockwise from left, XX1 weighs 373 grams, X01 weighs 390 grams, and GX weighs 454 grams (battery cover not included). Manage Settings Shifting is as smooth as ever, but just the general running and operation was nearly imperceptible. > SRAM unleashed a whole new concept of gearing and gear ratios. The Orbit Damper is lightweight, low friction, and speed-sensitive. And its nice to have options. Weight 169g. The other really interesting part of the new AXS group is the sequential and compensating shifting options. The move to 12-speed could have been just another trinket to get people to part with their hard-earned cash, but what SRAM has achieved with eTap and its fresh approach to modern bike drivetrains could well be the shape of things to come. SRAM Red eTap AXS and Shimano Dura-Ace are both now 12-speed and electronic only and both have wireless comms between the shifters and the derailleurs. Well, that all depends on what kind of group you want and how you ride. Save 30% + G-Form Pro X3 Knee Pads when you subscribe to MBUK magazine. There's a battery indicator LED on the shift paddle to show you when it's running low. While there were pavement and gravel riding opportunities, gravel was the right choice to drive home some of the key new features of the group. It's not a lightweight choice, but it compares extremely well with. on the other hand, a spider-based unit reads total power, so it is more accurate. With its 12-speed groupsets, rather than develop new road-specific parts Shimano has used some components from its MTB range, one of which is the chain. Id only add that if EVERY media outlet is reporting nothing but positives, Id say its a pretty good indication of the groups merits. There are more teams riding Campy than Sram. Three teams are on Campy, two are on Sram. Hes been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs. SRAM Etap vs Shimano Di2 - Which is Better? How has SRAM done it? SRAM unveils its new Force eTap AXS component group, in a dual chainring, 23-speed option. A rear derailleur with an uprated spring or friction bushing acting on the jockey wheel cage. Its not just the wider range where AXS seems to have an advantage on the competition, but in smoother progression between gears, with more single tooth jumps across all three cassette blocks (Fig 2). While it was some way behind its major competitors Shimano and Campagnolo, whod had electronic systems for years, it jumped ahead of both by becoming the first to dispense with cables and operate wirelessly. Such is the design of eTap AXS, the clutch isnt needed. Orbit is a fluid damper contained within the pivot at the top jockey wheel axle. SRAMs solution comes from its innovation in mountain biking and single ring 1x drivetrain used on road and gravel bikes in recent years. 121 people watching This 2022 BASIC Bikes Carbon Gravel Bike mit Rival AXS, Carbon Laufradsatz, Titanschrauben, leicht und schnell - Other SRAM is a frame size 52. Wide crankset and front derailleur options for gravel bikes. Its the strongest chain SRAMs ever produced, apparently. This is called compensating shifting by SRAM and semi-synchronised shifting by Shimano.