alexbeck175
Active member
Even as a commuter i'll be taking a look at the upgrade. My standard NX eagle will be shelved and i can use it if the AXS has any issues.
SRAM release cheaper GX level wireless AXS
- Thread starter Rob Rides EMTB
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MrSimmo
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Looks like we can buy replacement parts to save a whole derailleur replacement if bits get broken: (page 48)
My desktop has been all wireless for years. It's great to see this stuff, I wonder when Shimano will join the game (Hopefully retro fit to ep8's ? ).
Personally I would love to see; integration with the bikes main battery to save on weight/cost
Even better if it was coupled Wireless power transfer (WPT), as seen with phones/toothbrushes, removing the need to hardwire parts. Making it truly quick swap.
Personally I would love to see; integration with the bikes main battery to save on weight/cost
Even better if it was coupled Wireless power transfer (WPT), as seen with phones/toothbrushes, removing the need to hardwire parts. Making it truly quick swap.
Looks like the install video to me? Or does that one feature a lump hammer rather than a mallet?
My gripe is this. I can have a wireless shifter and seat post now but no motor manufacturer has applied the same tech to a handlebar controller. That's the cable I really want to get rid of.
Gordon
Gordon
When will it hit the shops ?
cant Find it available online at the moment ?
cant Find it available online at the moment ?
NULevo
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Here you go
SRAM GX Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit | Sigma Sports
Shop the SRAM GX Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit online at Sigma Sports. Receive FREE UK delivery on all orders over £100 and easy returns!
www.sigmasports.com
You can pre-order it through any SRAM dealer (Any decent bike shop with a Zyro account)
Get down there sharpish as it's selling fast
Stop griping and just ride your bike Gordon
The shop I work at has two sets due mid-April and two more due mid-July if you want to reserve one.
It was insanely hard to get hold of, even for us!
I have one coming on Tuesday to fit to my Levo
Really like the feel of the GX range and to have it electronic for £550 I recon is a pretty good price
Really like the feel of the GX range and to have it electronic for £550 I recon is a pretty good price
Bike-Discount.de have them on stock
Stop griping and just ride your bike Gordon
Trails are all closed due to storms and floods here and tomorrow I head in for sinus surgery. 6 weeks off the bike. Plenty of time to go on about my first world problems......
Gordon
Yeah. We're not permitted to ride outwith our local counties ATM. out of the three counties I live and work in there are plenty trails but very little off road elevation. I've fucked my back manualling with a leg strain causing damage to my lower discs so have too much time on my hands to poke fun at others first world problemsTrails are all closed due to storms and floods here and tomorrow I head in for sinus surgery. 6 weeks off the bike. Plenty of time to go on about my first world problems......
Gordon
I genuinely think ASX and Di2 removing "feel" and natural precision/control (eg. overshifting if ever required on a downshift) from shifts is a downgrade for an mtb. and even more so for an Emtb. With the one exception being Di2 managing your gear ratios if you're a dual chainring XC racer. (it's great on roadbikes because of that feature.)
and yes. I've used both
You only live once and if our current Administration keeps at, a nuke might not be too far off, so buy today!
Oh god, not another forum cripple ..Yeah. We're not permitted to ride outwith our local counties ATM. out of the three counties I live and work in there are plenty trails but very little off road elevation. I've fucked my back manualling with a leg strain causing damage to my lower discs so have too much time on my hands to poke fun at others first world problems
I genuinely think ASX and Di2 removing "feel" and natural precision/control (eg. overshifting if ever required on a downshift) from shifts is a downgrade for an mtb. and even more so for an Emtb. With the one exception being Di2 managing your gear ratios if you're a dual chainring XC racer. (it's great on roadbikes because of that feature.)
and yes. I've used both
How about if AXS/Di2 was also linked in with the torque sensor .. rather than the di2 pulse power .. so you select to change gear, but it doesn't change until it detects x torque so you don't knob up your chain/cassette ? It would require the "Open Torque Standard" or something to be created which would never happen .. but well .. you know .. AXS MUPPET option. .
Even after 14 pints and multiple bong hits I'm not that disabled that I'd need a computer to help me decide when and how to change gear
Shinn
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I in no way agree, but politics should be left for another forum.
Last January my heart stopped, and was shocked back then rudely shocked over and over again - and have used the only live once excuse too many times already, but am likely to use it again at some point I'm sure.
Welcome back x 5. Glad that you can still enjoy life! Buy it!
I currently have XX1 AXS on my Ripley and I feel lost at first when using mechanical on other demo bikes I’ve ridden. The 1mm press compared to the long 1 1/2” lever press sells it for me.
>moto<
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Yeah. We're not permitted to ride outwith our local counties ATM. out of the three counties I live and work in there are plenty trails but very little off road elevation. I've fucked my back manualling with a leg strain causing damage to my lower discs so have too much time on my hands to poke fun at others first world problems
I genuinely think ASX and Di2 removing "feel" and natural precision/control (eg. overshifting if ever required on a downshift) from shifts is a downgrade for an mtb. and even more so for an Emtb. With the one exception being Di2 managing your gear ratios if you're a dual chainring XC racer. (it's great on roadbikes because of that feature.)
and yes. I've used both
Amazing how differnt poeple are, why do you want to 'feel' a gearchange on an mtb? I just want it to change gear. Just like my car with a dual clutch transmission, I don't want it to be slow, inefficient and feel the change, I want it change gear fast, precise and repeatedly.
I don't want to talk about cars.
A computer and a servo can't actually do that on a derailleur gearing system used while covered in mud and debris in all sorts of situations and gear combinations while its chain being driven by both human power and a motor assistance as well as a mechanical shifter and mech operated by human motor and brain function can.
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That derailleur and battery is quite a chunk of unsprung weight (~465g) hanging off the back wheel compared to something like a shimano xt 12 speed (~260g). BUt then I suppose the enormous wide range cassettes are not light weight either.
Would love to get one, but think I will hold off a little while longer for that satisfying buzz when changing gears.
I think they got the pricing right though, they'll sell a lot I think.
Would love to get one, but think I will hold off a little while longer for that satisfying buzz when changing gears.
I think they got the pricing right though, they'll sell a lot I think.
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is that actually the case - do they not work too well in typical british conditions? - genuine question , as I have never used one. All the reviews say they give perfect shifts every time regardless of everything, dont think I've read a single review (of any electronic derailluer - shimano or sram) that has said the shifts are ever less than perfect.
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I’ve had the XX1 AXS kit for over a year now, and have found it amazing. Once indexed properly, I haven’t had to touch it at all. Super smooth shifts, and tap to shift.
The downside is that 2 weeks ago my handlebar controller died, and that I can’t really use the bike without it. It’s been away for a warranty claim - SRAM said they’ll replaced it - however they have no stock, and I’m going to have to wait until nearer the end of April for a replacement.
The controllers are out of stock everywhere just now, but retail at £200 in the UK. I’ve ordered one from Germany, who said they had stock for £165... but so far my ‘4 day delivery’ to the UK hasn’t changed status from ‘ordered’!
Looks like an electronic failure is going to put my bike out of action for 4-6 weeks. Not very convenient. Wouldn’t have that issue with a cable!!
At the same time, my AXS dropper has been away for warranty repair for about 4 weeks now and is also getting replaced. Same story - out of stock, and due next week. This ones not an electronic fault - so can’t blame AXS for this!
The downside is that 2 weeks ago my handlebar controller died, and that I can’t really use the bike without it. It’s been away for a warranty claim - SRAM said they’ll replaced it - however they have no stock, and I’m going to have to wait until nearer the end of April for a replacement.
The controllers are out of stock everywhere just now, but retail at £200 in the UK. I’ve ordered one from Germany, who said they had stock for £165... but so far my ‘4 day delivery’ to the UK hasn’t changed status from ‘ordered’!
Looks like an electronic failure is going to put my bike out of action for 4-6 weeks. Not very convenient. Wouldn’t have that issue with a cable!!
At the same time, my AXS dropper has been away for warranty repair for about 4 weeks now and is also getting replaced. Same story - out of stock, and due next week. This ones not an electronic fault - so can’t blame AXS for this!
Could you buy a really cheap mechanical derailluer and shifter just to keep you rolling? I guess I'd always have some old mech and shifter in the parts box for this kind of eventuality.
I’ll just ride my Stumpy for a few weeks. I could borrow the wired X01 Eagle shifter / mech off this... but it’s too much hassle.
In reality, I should have kept the GX wired shifter / derailleur that came with the bike... rather than selling off all my spares!
Looks from the price list on P1 of this thread, that a GX AXS controller is much cheaper than an XX1. I’d have thought they’d have been identical!
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