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Here’s our quick guide to SRAM’s Rival eTap AXS and the bikes on test. Can this groupset cope equally well on some very different types of bike? That’s what we’re going to find out over the new few pages…

Warren Rossiter

HERE’S HOW SRAM describes the groupset: ‘SRAM Rival eTap AXS features the technology modern riders want: intuitive wireless shifting, innovative gearing, integrated power measurement, AXS connectivity, and refined hydraulic disc brakes. It’s low on complexity, but rich with features’. It does have many plus points: just one button to go easier, one to go harder. No cables to stretch, no wires, nor housing to get clogged with dirt. It takes just 60 minutes to charge the batteries, then they’ll last many weeks (1,000km or so) of riding. You can also adjust the brake levers to your hand size and the way you want them to feel, with an Allen key. You can even add a power meter if you wish. Sure, it’s an investment, costing from just over £1,000. But…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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