We’d long heard rumblings of a new 11-speed mountain bike group coming from SRAM. We expected it to be an updated XX with a wider range that more closely replicated a conventional triple. Instead, ...
We’ve already ridden SRAM’s XX1 group and as you might imagine, there was a lot of engineering that went into creating this groundbreaking drivetrain. We covered XX1 components in their prototype form ...
It’s been almost five years since SRAM first introduced the 1×11 drivetrain, and the configuration has become so popular that many new bikes are foregoing front derailleur mounts and cabling options ...
We’ve been skeptical of 11 speeds on road bikes, mainly because the benefits are muddy. But on the dirt side, SRAM is making a compelling argument for 11 gears out back with it’s new XX1 drivetrain.
Earlier this season, we saw evidence of a new SRAM 12-speed road group coming, thanks to public sightings of Jeremy Powers and Wout van Aert’s bikes in Rochester, Gavere and Tabor. Now we’ve got the ...