SRAM Apex 11-50 with drop bars?

Just seen this

https://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/product/genesis-vagabond-20-vargn11910/VARGN11910/GN11910LG?

Is it just Apex or all the gravel groupsets that can take a 50T cassette now?

My Rival is officially 42  and just about coped with 46 before fitting a longer cage.

This is gravel progress!

Oh, and it’s 12 speed

Dunno, but I fancy that bike if I don’t win the raffle…

Yeah that’s what led me to it, the bike popped up in my fb

You can do what ive done, im runningSram Rival AXS and replaced the Rival AXS rear mech with a GX one and fitted a 10-52 cassette, works a treat

Shimano can do 51 on a std GRX mech as an alternative

You can do what ive done, im runningSram Rival AXS and replaced the Rival AXS rear mech with a GX one and fitted a 10-52 cassette

well yes obviously you could do that, doesn’t really answer the question though!

Shimano can do 51 on a std GRX mech as an alternative

really? That is cool if so as I could use a couple lower gears lol. Think they officially say 34 but that’s obviously very conservative – my Topstone came with a 42!

That genesis will have one of these fitted – you don’t need to switch over to GX, this is an apex mech designed to work with an eagle (MTB) cassette. Beware cassette:hub compatibility also:

https://www.sram.com/en/sram/models/rd-apx-152-d1

You can do what ive done, im runningSram Rival AXS and replaced the Rival AXS rear mech with a GX one and fitted a 10-52 cassette, works a treat

Yes but I don’t want electronic shifting on a bike that I go camping in the middle of nowhere on.

Think they officially say 34

I think GRX 2x might be 34, but my wife runs an 11-40 on hers. GRX 1x must go bigger?

this is an apex mech designed to work with an eagle (MTB) cassette.

Ah cool ta. Wonder why it’s Apex only and not an option for Rival upwards? But it’s definitely a good thing, I think Gravel bikes are generally all geared too high out the box, good to have options.