SRAM AXS: Ditch The Cables And Go Wireless

February 6, 2019
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14 thoughts on “SRAM AXS: Ditch The Cables And Go Wireless”

  2. I want to see the individual costs. i’d only want/need the shifter and mech.

    I have Di2 on my road bike and wouldn’t ever go back to cables.

    First world problems eh.

  3. Mmmmm, very nice.

    Do you have your pricing correct there, X01 £50 more expensive than XX1?
    Normally XX1 is the flagship group set with a bigger price difference…

  4. Oh the fun when someone hacks the wireless part.
    Stand by a track, or pootle along on your own bike, wait for a passer by and…. change!
    [cue gear changes, seat drops and rider falling off]

  5. @uberpod

    Something that has never reportedly happened with any of pro road teams that have been running eTap for the last 3 or 4 years.

    What will hurt is when you hear your £400 rear mech bouncing off a rock…

  8. @Th15663 Kate Courtney has been running it for a while, as have the Trek Factory XC team. I reckon it will be team-wide equipment this season.

    I’m interested to see whether Nino runs it at the Epic this year, he used a cabled setup last time but back then the etap setup he raced for XCO was still a prototype.

  11. Remembering how happy I was with the 3 x 5 Shimano SIS system on my Raleigh Mustang; this is mental!!! Dam though that price. Roll on trickle down tech. Great timing for SRAM too with Shimano having their XTR issues.

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