Nearly went nuts trying to get it smooth on my bike. Was of course a slightly bent hanger. Definitely more sensitive than XTR 11s which was shifting perfectly on the same hanger, but that’s just a 12-speed/giant cassette thing, not an AXS thing. Quick tweak to the hanger and it’s all good. but not ridden it in anger yet.
Been on it since the day after launch and well impressed so far! I got on okay with the stock rocker paddle but upgraded to the newer style rocker and prefer that overall I think. Shifting is fast, crisp and consistent, seems better under load than the mechanical X01 I took off the bike (which shifted super well already!). Been riding every day this month, just a quick half hour spin before work and the battery is still good in the mech, still flashes green when I check the battery life. Overall, well impressed and basically indistinguishable from the X01 AXS I’ve ridden before.
AXS.sram.com – login with your axs account and it will show you ride data. It isn’t shared so no other users can see it, you can also authenticate with Garmin and you’ll get your ride route showing as well. Add gearing details and the data starts to grow…
I found the updated paddle worse than the original one, couldn’t get it into a decent position and it felt less intuitive to use so I swapped back and moved it on. Bought mine from one of the euro places although I can’t remember which.