5 Reasons Why I'm NOT Buying SRAM Red AXS

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Today on real reviews I’m going to give you 5 reasons why I AM putting SRAM Red AXS on my next bike, and 5 reasons why I’m NOT - And I’m gonna try to do it in TWO MINUTES OR LESS. OK. Here we go!

Before we get started a quick disclaimer: This is the VERY FIRST upload to my new channel, so I thought I’d do something a little different. If you’ve watched any of my old reviews, you probably came away saying something like “I wonder what they’re paying him to say that” or “nice sales pitch, Andy.” And, you know, you wouldn’t be too far off base - all of my reviews were PAID reviews. So to some degree, my opinions had to kinda stay between the guardrails. Not anymore.

My goal with this channel is to give you my REAL review - the good and bad - so that you can make a more informed buying decision.

Having said that, let’s put 2 minutes on the clock and get started with 5 reasons I’d build my next bike with SRAM Red AXS.

1 The shifting is smooth and crisp, and the gearing ratio on the 46/33 with a 10/33 is as close to perfect as I’ve ridden. The gaps between gears are ideal, and you can also use the smartphone app to set up flawless auto shifting between the chainrings. In the age of internal routing, wireless derailleurs are everything

2. I’m loyal to SRAM.

3. After ten years and probably a hundred thousand miles on everything from Rival to force to red to etap, it’s never failed me. And I’m rough on gear

4. SRAM is an American company that cares - They employ several thousand people here in the states, and through their charity World Bicycle Relief they’ve delivered millions of specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles for people in need all over the world

5. I’m cheap and they make a Force version that’s damn near just as good as Red

Now...as promised: here’s 5 reasons why I WOULDN’T build my next bike with SRAM Red AXS - plus one BONUS reason at the end.

1. Before I was a SRAM Guy, I was SHIMANO guy.Two years ago I want back and Shimano Dura Ace mechanical disc is tough to beat.
2. The shifting is quicker, quiter, and smoother
3. The brakes are benchmarks for power, modulation, overall feel and noise
4. It’s 12 speed and I’ve got too much 11 speed lying around
5. The price.
6. The silver chainrings
7. They make a Force version that’s damn near just as good.

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Listen, AXS is in every way a top-flight, pro-caliber group from probably my favorite bike company on the planet...and I’m thrilled that SRAM instantly trickled the tech down into their other gruppos. You REALLY can’t go wrong with anything in the eTap line - even the first generation 11speed version is insanely good and I can’t wait to see what they come up with next but at the moment I’m just not ready to make the jump to 12 speed, or away from Shimano.

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