SRAM XPLR | Gravel Suspension Fork + Dropper + NEW Groupset | GRX Killer?
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День томуThis video contains product placement for Freewheel. All-new SRAM XPLR gravel cycling tech! SRAM, RockShox, and Zipp have launched a collaboration called XPLR, which rivals the Shimano GRX Gravel range. This new range of drivetrain gearing, suspension, wheels, tyres, and components brings a wider choice than ever to the gravel world.
So, no matter what sort of gravel rider you are, this trio aims to give you more choice than ever to tune your bike.
The launch encompasses a wide range of components across the three brands; SRAM brings a new wider cassette and a new range of lighter 1x chainsets along with new mechs to accommodate those broader gear ranges.
Love it or hate it, gravel specific suspension is here to stay, and RockShox brings an all-new fork called the Rudy. Rest assured this isn’t a slimmed down RockShox SID, or older design reinstated. Plus, there’s a wireless (AXS controlled) Reverb dropper post with a twist too.
Finally Zipp have brought their ground-breaking single-wall MOTO tech from mountain biking to gravel, with the launch of the 101 wheelset, alongside their already available XPLR SL70 bar and XPLR gravel tyres.
So, big news from big brands! But the question is, are you a die hard Shimano GRX fan? Or are you ready to XPLR the world on your gravel machine? Let us know in the comments!
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - 5 Key Points
02:10 - RockShox Rudy Ultimate XPLR Fork
04:39 - RockShox Reverb AXS XPLR
07:07 - XPLR Gearing
10:59 - Zipp 101 XPLR Wheelset
12:18 - Outro
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@bikeradar 2 роки тому
Will you be riding your gravel bike with air suspension in the future? Let us know what you think about SRAM XPLR in the comments! 👇
@twatts4436 2 роки тому
Personally, no to the suspension, but there will be some who want it. The cassette options make more sense, as aside from the mtb setups the 1x gearing was very road focussed. Having said that, I don't want 1x either 😅
@mikespy 2 роки тому
From the start of my history with gravelbike i wanted something light for those rooty sections of adventure races and long epic trips. I hope someday i can afford some :)
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
No. The whole point of "gravel" is to be tested, and to have a bike that can do anything, on any terrain. Recreating mountain bikes, only with drop bars, is just going down the same high-tech rabbit hole. It's going to end up with bikes that are Vile to ride on road. Want suspension, dropper posts, etc? Get a mountain bike.
@mrtnknrr 2 роки тому
In my opinion any Sram 1x group set during the last 5+ years has already been a GRX killer, far before GRX even existed.
@mokotramp 2 роки тому
Most definitely 💯 not, it's plain stupidity! I may as well bring my '97 Xizang and Zaskar out of retirement!
@molybdnum 2 роки тому
Lets play "read between the lines of our product launch" : - We can't give up a market segment to Shimano or Fox so we have to release something, but we can't get our supply and logistics chain in order (and neither can anybody else) - Mass-market products at mass-market prices doesn't get people talking and we can't meet that kind of demand anyway without cannibalizing current product lines - But speaking of those, consumers mixing and matching drivetrain bits is losing us potential sales we could get by forcing them into narrower, less flexible solutions - If we don't support mechanical we can pretend the outlandish prices are fair since for some reason electronic shifting is still a hundreds-of-dollars premium - So..... here's a fantasy lineup of halo products so expensive, niche, and with enough compatibility quirks that you won't notice that we can't actually supply anyone with most of them. Please talk about them like they're incredible new ideas and will be available on all bikes tomorrow.
@nickwilliams5163 2 роки тому
Well said!
@AwwSweet 2 роки тому
Electronic shifting is so expensive, because SRAM secured it with patents all around, so nobody can repeat bluetooth communication without breaking SRAM patent.
@GyorgyMohl 2 роки тому
At this point, just put a road handlebar on an XC bike.
@mokotramp 2 роки тому
Absolutely! 💯
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
Yup. The point of "gravel" is to be under-biked, like in the early days of mountain biking. A bike that's fun on or off road. This...is taking us to another set of bikes that end up being driven to ride, like most mountain bikes seem to be.
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
Exactly. There’s not much difference between a gravel bike and an old school XC bike.
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
@@matthewlewis2072 Driving to ride is sacrilegious! Back when I was racing off road, we only drove if the ride was out of town. It’s a waste of riding time. I even tried to ride to races so I got my full hour of warm up.
@mikeytek 2 роки тому
if XC bikes could accommodate 36-44 single chainrings 100% agree. this is the only reason I'm running a Niner RLT 9 Gravel frame because it accepted a 44 front and am running eagle 50 on the back
@RazvanDobreOutdoor 2 роки тому
Your old hardtail is your new gravel bike.
@19redmiata94 2 роки тому
I actually stuck drop bars and a 1x11 drive train on my old 26er....pretty fun!
@halleybat 2 роки тому
Finally!!
@l00tur 2 роки тому
Been on the look out for a sweet 90s stumpjumper or rockhopper
@jtsblocks 2 роки тому
Reverb now works as a suspension seat post? They always did but it was a flaw not a feature
@nebnollock5198 2 роки тому
Thought the same thing, two of my mates have them and both have terrible sag
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
That “gravel” bike looks suspiciously like a mountain bike with drop bars.
@mickeyvicente8629 2 роки тому
Agree
@raymondwebby2441 2 роки тому
It is not just a suspicion but the very case here
@ThunderStruckMTB 2 роки тому
All Reverbs have been a 10mm mushy suspension seat post from their initial release.
@luukrutten1295 2 роки тому
turn a flaw into a feature
@KorengaYuriy 2 роки тому
The best gravel is MTB! We installed a air fork, transmission, tires, wheel axles, a dropper from MTB What's next - flat bar with shifters and 120mm fork? PS. and in the finale full suspension?
@arifazhari7598 2 роки тому
Flat handle bar. You guess it. I draw the line at front suspension or flat bar. Once you touch this area, you better off with hardtail MTB.
@pipi1485 2 роки тому
Not exactly. Gravel Bikes work way better on tarmac imo. MTBs have more Travel, different gearing, different geomentry and the droppers have more travel. A gravel bike with 650b wheels and dropper post is maybe a light XC-MTB. But not more. Everyhting more than XC is not comfortably rideable with a gravel bike.
@scottlstone 2 роки тому
@@pipi1485 you can convert a hardtail with road gearing and skinny tyres if you are inclined in that way as industry are now doing with 1 by on these gravels just like MTB. Point is how many bike types are there now? DH,Enduro,Trail,Dirt XC,Down country, Gravel, Road blah blah blah The answer too many!
@zon3ful 2 роки тому
Just imagine putting the suspension in the back too, it would be unstoppable! We could call it a ' full suspension bike'.
@deadreckoner5276 2 роки тому
Niner has one.
@bobhopeandnohope300 2 роки тому
Would of liked that cassette a couple of years ago when I was doing some local xc racing.
@CaninsLupus 2 роки тому
The reverb has always doubled as a suspension post…. Even if it was unintentional.
@P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV Рік тому
This is what the gravel bike always should have been. It just doesn't make sense to ride on gravel without a suspension fork. Now we just need a better lock mechanism and the perfect gravel bike is born.
@TheyForcedMyHandLE 2 роки тому
Pretty cool bike. Looks like a lot of fun to ride around the city.
@ask666oO 2 роки тому
I am a gravel biker myself. I love to take it for bikepacking or exploring. But seeing this kind of development is just weird. If I do add a front suspension and a dropper post, why would I even hesitate to buy a hardtail? I allways loved the idea of an easy bike without to much tech on it.... please keep it simple ;)
@nebnollock5198 2 роки тому
My rule is that 100mm is the minimum amount of travel you should have with suspension, it's just not worth the weight penalty if its only 30mm like this, would be better off with bigger tyres
@maxmeier532 10 місяців тому
@@nebnollock5198 you might as well be better off with a suspension so you dont have to get bigger tyres
@eduardobraga4461 2 роки тому
I guess it really depends on where you ride, preferences, etc but I don’t see the need for the gravel suspension, even being a happy user of the future shock
@williamdowling5833 2 роки тому
4:09 is fake news. A Sid SL is 1328g. Comparing this fork to a regular Sid (which is 1.6kg) is disingenuous because it is literally a trail fork.
@leejefferson7011 2 роки тому
A 90s mountain bike progressing! A gravel bike should be 42s, light frame, drop handle bars with travel in your elbows. If you want more get Xc bike
@Big_Yin 2 роки тому
There's no standard for gravel bikes, go find something else to ruin
@ricksantana1016 2 роки тому
This video proves that we are still in the “Golden Age” of cycling it’s just a magnificent time to be a cyclist the recent developments are truly a stark contrast from the time I started riding back in 1974. In my estimation the intersection of mountain vs. gravel is still a work in progress and hasn’t quite converged if you will, Although I Look forward to these very rapid developments and changes, With that said would it be beneficial for me to add these new components on to my Lynskey? Well? Not necessarily I live in the flat sunshine state of Florida. Although it is nice to know that I have options, To that end great vid! Great beard keep it trim! 😉…
@richardhaselwood9478 2 роки тому
Great point. So much whining from other people about stuff they don't have to buy. But, I have unfond memories of my 1996 (ish) steel hard tail with awful geometry and components. No, it wouldn't have made a good 'gravel' bike. I did a heap of commuting on it. It wasn't particularly fast, but, at least it was terrifying off road. Bike today are vastly better, for about the same money, if not less (I paid about $2000 AUD for that, XC hard tail in '96. I then bought a new XC hardtail in 2018 with basically equivalent, but better, components for roughly $1900 Australian). Bikes today are much better because of this sort of innovation.
@alaaajeel7558 2 роки тому
Again we love you from Iraq 🇮🇶❤
@iffy_too4289 2 роки тому
Im sure there are tons of dentists or GPs out there that will love this.
@Pillokun 2 роки тому
So basically back to the 90s but with droppbars and bigger wheels, okidoki.
@filipsoltys5504 2 роки тому
basically, but better
@jank.9852 2 роки тому
@@filipsoltys5504 why or where? Everyone will blast you on an old school hardtail against this off road misconception. What to hell do you need a dropper seat post? We are still talking small tires, little suspension and bad drop bar ergonomic for real off road. Only the price point is advanced.
@filipsoltys5504 2 роки тому
idk, @@jank.9852 why does wrc exist when there's dakar? why does having this as an option for spec take away from whatever you're riding that requires a hArDtAiL? is it any surprise that in a world where XC bikes are going full sus; road bikes are leveling up to meet the niche they left? its a 90's formula yeah, but done with modern tech. so yea. basically, but better.
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
Yay! Not so much a fun gravel bike, more a shit mountain bike
@mrtnknrr 2 роки тому
Mtb is for technical trails, mostly smaller loops with slower average speeds. Gravel is for exploring big parts of nature because you can cover nearly twice the distance on gravel on a gravel bike then you can on a mtb on a mtb trail. With a gravel bike "boring" climbs are not a pain in the ass and neither are the paved sections linking your adventure together. I believe that the main reason gravel is becoming big these days is because tyre technology improved a lot, where as before the slow rolling knobby tyres weren't fun on anything except for technical single trails and the road bike tyres were useless on dirt. Now that we have properly fast off road tyres, the gravel game has started
@MrBig617 2 роки тому
Will that 10-44 cassette work with eagle mtb drivetrains?
@darrencripps 2 роки тому
GRX with the Judy fork would be my preferred setup.
@andypaul999 2 роки тому
My dodgy back is giving this video two thumbs up 👍👍
@bikeradar 2 роки тому
Thanks for watching!
@daddada2984 2 роки тому
This the design im looking for.
@The2808erik 2 роки тому
Does the fork have a lock out and did you weight the whole bike setup by chance ?
@scherzo0o 2 роки тому
will we find somewhere an oval 36 chainring compatible with this setup? With the 12 speed 10-44, that's all that I need on my all around bike ... 38 is moo much for my spinning power, and 38-44 not enough for some of my climbs. Otherwise... I have an XC bike, so what's the point of suspension?
@Anderson_999 2 роки тому
Wait til all these new gravel riders realize they can buy a 10yr old high end XC bike, put new tires and drop bars on it and do just as well.
@PeterTran1997 2 роки тому
Just got an 85 Bianchi mountain bike and converted to gravel, definitely retro is the way to go.
@mali5469 2 роки тому
The thing i am struggling with is that drop bar components often are not compatible with mtb stuff, needing a complete groupset which then becomes too expensive. Like my old xc hardtail has hydraulic discs and when you include the costs for brakes, dropbar shifters and such I approach new bike territory. Any suggestions?
@PeterTran1997 2 роки тому
@@mali5469 yeah, that's where you have to make the distinction between buying a new bike or kitting your current bike the hell out. That's a personal preference thing, because it's not the worst thing in the world to spend that time and money fixing up your bike, and if it's a bike you love it's often worth it.
@PeterTran1997 2 роки тому
Also if you have any technical compatibility questions call Shimano, they are super helpful with problem solving and usually they will tell you if you can kinda alter something to make it work or even if there is an easier way.
@mali5469 2 роки тому
@@PeterTran1997 the fact that they would help with small mods for compatibility is great to hear in this new world of little compatibility. Gj shimano and thanks!
@amitkumar-wj8gn 2 роки тому
So, 800 pounds for a 30-40 mm travel, and weighs 1.3 kg? Sid ultimate offers 100 mm travel, weighs 300 grams more and costs 800 dollars? lol. suspension is not the issue, the marketing bullshit around is. and oh, your beard is awesome. 10/10!!!
@bikeradar 2 роки тому
🧔🧔🧔🧔🧔🧔 Thanks for watching!
@robweaver5849 2 роки тому
Thanks for the beard mark! Much appreciated!
@williamdowling5833 2 роки тому
The Sid SL ultimate is exactly 1.3kg as well. Only the trail version of the Sid is 1.6kg.
@amitkumar-wj8gn 2 роки тому
@@williamdowling5833 imagine being the guy who has to justify less travel for more money and same weight!!! Hahahahhaha
@erikhanhy9033 2 роки тому
Sounds more like an option than a killer to me. It looks good I don’t think I’ll be buying it though. I definitely don’t need the suspension fork or the dropper seat post
@thecappy 2 роки тому
Options are good, I like it. Not going to buy it, but I like it. I have a GRX Di2 2x gravel/road and a X01 axs hardtail so I'm set.
@scottlstone 2 роки тому
Ooo you like electric variety, I was asked to pay an extra £700 if I wanted Di2 so I decided against it. Once Shimano release their version of wireless shifters with the battery on the mech rather than wires everywhere and battery in seat post I’ll then convert over.
@deadreckoner5276 2 роки тому
Same, love my di2 GRX 2x.
@RicardoRocha-lg1xo 2 роки тому
Same here. I went for the Ratio Technology mechanical mullet and I’m pretty satisfied. The fork does sound tempting, though…
@thecappy 2 роки тому
@@RicardoRocha-lg1xo yeah the fork looks nice. I have the redshift stem and it suits me fine on my gravel bike.
@thecappy 2 роки тому
@@scottlstone I build mine up from frameset. That way I build the bike I want and not what the bike shop or manufacturer specs it with.
@MrPijus123 2 роки тому
Coming to bike shops near you in half a decade
@netposerx 2 роки тому
As a mountain biker I would never ride a gravel bike on the trails. But I can see if you ride road this might be appealing.
@nateisright 2 роки тому
Wonder how that fork does in the wind tunnel.
@logtothebase2 2 роки тому
That short stroke fork would be great for shorter riders, but 700c wheels only and 800 quid?
@nebnollock5198 2 роки тому
Might as well just fit bigger tyres with lower pressure, it'd be more efficient and probably similar in performance 🤷 Suspension is only worth it if you have at least 100mm
@fabiocardoso1691 2 роки тому
Wow! Gravel bikes now have front suspension and dropper seat post? I wonder if the next will be rear suspension and riser bar!!!!
@Bianchiboy 2 роки тому
Out there in development right now is a dual sus. 170 mm travel front and rear with a dropper, 203mm 4 pots front and rear, 2.6 Maxxis Assegai front and rear with flame thrower lasers built in for good measure
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
The next big thing will be this development called a “mountain bike.” They will allow people to ride their bikes on trails and such. Can’t wait!
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
@@Bianchiboy I was hoping for a companion shark with a friggen’ laser beam on it’s head; but all I got was an ill tempered, mutated sea bass. He gets really annoyed while descending because the water in his tank sloshes around more. He does love the outdoors though. 👍🏻
@pin0teres 2 роки тому
For me idea of battery powered shifter and dropper post is more controversial than idea of suspension and dropper post on gravel bike.
@registratedforever 2 роки тому
So basicaly normal hardtail, only few times more expenaive and few times worse right ?
@trailfork7815 2 роки тому
the new reverb doubles as a suspension seatpost? shhhhh my old reverb could do that
@maxzinner7216 2 роки тому
Interesting… sticking to Eagle mullet still the cassette only goes so far as trying to address high speed tarmac options and 11 to 13 jump is incremental improvement. Better to go with larger 1x chainring if spending too much time in 10 tooth.
@JOZLEDEACHE 2 роки тому
9/10
@Brian.Gregorio 2 роки тому
12/10 Beard, looking real good! I love this a lot, big fan of future forward components!
@sdhaskell 2 роки тому
Shimano Shoes and SRAM groupo...tempting a rip in the space time continuum!!!
@markusklemm4516 2 роки тому
I'm getting serious "It's not a fault, it's a feature" vibes from this suspension Reverb.
@sarahtoustra7127 2 роки тому
Nice moutain bike!
@iam.fooski 2 роки тому
Awesome
@Dr4g0nW00d 2 роки тому
Canyon Grizl CF SLX 8 eTap Suspension will sell around the € 4500 mark available in the Autumn this year
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
Kinesis CX, spare parts and eBay. £650. Went down a red run on it yesterday.
@glennoc8585 2 роки тому
Wow 2000 era rockshox.
@thaynamite 2 роки тому
And wait oh wonder what will be the next thing ?!?!?!?! A Gravel fork with more travel than 30mm because all the Tester will be argue that more travel would be better ... wait for it ... That new gravel fork MUST be 27.5 + ready and 29 ready if not throw it in tha bin ... cheers thaynamite :)))
@ericmagee9054 2 роки тому
If I wasn’t already a roady and XC rider this bike would def appeal to me! Just can’t justify a gravel bike at this point as I know I wouldn’t be able to give it the attention it deserves. But I like it!!
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
Just ride your XC bike. No need for a gravel bike unless one is racing gravel roads.
@ericmagee9054 2 роки тому
@@keirfarnum6811 only problem with that is riding gravel roads on a mountain bike is boring lol
@nebnollock5198 2 роки тому
@@ericmagee9054 I don't think a gravel bike would be much different
@scottlstone 2 роки тому
I think if you’re straying that far into MTB territory then save a bundle of cash and buy existing tech, in other words buy an XC bike. I have a diverge and I’m all for the reasoning behind more comfortable road bikes but is this too far, I think so? However, I do like that Sram group-set but I also like the GRX with 2 chain rings. Thoughts anyone?
@Bianchiboy 2 роки тому
Gravel bikes are as pointless as Katie Prices virginity
@Pwn3dbyth3n00b 2 роки тому
Honestly just convert the handles to drops and you got a gravel bike.
@scottlstone 2 роки тому
@@Bianchiboy also in regards to pointless I agree and disagree, for years I’ve been trying to find a road bike which is ride on awful roads and since this gravel bike era has arrived it’s kind of helped me out.
@krbndlls 2 роки тому
@@scottlstone cyclocross bikes exist for more than four decades. Conventionsl gravel bike is an endurance cyclocross bike
@mikeclements4548 2 роки тому
Two broken wrists ride road gravel single track perfect set up for me
@vonweizhacker3715 2 роки тому
Does this Cassette work with a XX1 AXS rear mech?
@alexandra4334 2 роки тому
No, i guess not. Too bad bc i like the 44t cassette range but prefer eagle axs rd, with the option to swap a 50t depending on the race. Prefer the mullet. www.sram.com/globalassets/document-hierarchy/compatibility-map/road/axs-components-compatibility-map.pdf
@vonweizhacker3715 2 роки тому
@@alexandra4334 I bought an 46 e13 cassette for that reason and after a week of setup and failing they told me its not compatable with axs...
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
Nice bill if you lay it down on that rear mech
@JohnMFlores 2 роки тому
someone like chainrings!!
@justingrout8037 2 роки тому
Not at all a GRX killer, mechanical shifting is still the vast majority of the market
@playmoreguitar5393 2 роки тому
Considering the availability of Shimano GRX it could easily be...
@darrencripps 2 роки тому
@@playmoreguitar5393 still rather wait for GRX all day long
@glennoc8585 2 роки тому
@@playmoreguitar5393 wow I just bought a set of grx di2 shifters no problems 9 days for delivery.
@hptator 2 роки тому
Can you put the XPLR 10-44 cassette on a mullet drivetrain? Road shifters, MTB derailleur, MTB chain and XPLR 10-44 cassette?
@vongdong10 2 роки тому
You probably can but why? You're losing range compared to the 10-50 and 10-52 eagle cassettes.
@hptator 2 роки тому
@@vongdong10 When you ride on roads, sealed or unsealed, you don't need so much range, what you need smaller gaps in between gears, that's exactly the point of the XPLR cassette. The max sprocket on the XPLR derailleurs is 44t, so if you buy one of those you are limited to that, on the other hand if you buy a MTB one you could, in theory, use both cassettes, the 10-44 for road and any type of unsealed road and the 10-50 for touring or riding trails on your gravel bike. The problem is that I'm not sure if the Eagle (MTB) derailleurs can go as low as 44teeth on the big sprocket, if there's enough adjustability with the B screw and the quality of shifting if you do so. Maybe @BikeRadar could confirm...
@vongdong10 2 роки тому
@@hptator I use a 10-52 cassette and think it's fine for road use. The 10-44 has almost the same gap as the 10-50 in the high gears. 10,11,13,15,17,19,21,24,28,32,38,44 10,12,14,16,18,21,24,28,32,36,42,50 Sram cassettes are expensive af so it's better to get a cassette that does it all imo unless you do not plan to ride on any hills.
@hptator 2 роки тому
@@vongdong10 I live in NSW (Australia), I have a sub8kg SC Stigmata that I use 95% on the road and the rest on unsealed roads, no trails. I currently use a 44t chainring and a 10-42 cassette (Force1 11speed). I don't really need anything bigger than a 44t for doing the few short climbs of more than 25% I'm going to do with this bicycle, what I need is smaller gaps in between high gears to keep up with my mates on the road, comfortably. It would be nice to have the option of the huge cassette in case I want to go offroad somewhere else or do a touring trip, although I could always use a smaller chainring I guess... It would also be nice to have a comparison between the two derailleurs XPLR vs Eagle, are they the same? what differences are there? what about the clutch?
@vongdong10 2 роки тому
@@hptator sounds like a 2x groupset with the new 10-36 cassette would be better tbh
@bigmikeshooter 2 роки тому
This is really a dream groupset... Bravo for SRAM....
@timbeckervideo 2 роки тому
Change the bars and add some bar ends and we went full circle back to early 2000s mtb
@danfresca8033 2 роки тому
I like it how these days you’re literally able to build any kind of bike. To be fair though, experience of sram SX - derailleur - where it attaches to frame is plastic - needless to say it snapped while out for a ride. Upgraded to GX. Experience of Apex similar. Oh and the price, it’s absolute garbage when you consider how expensive it is. Never had a shimano derailleur snap.
@boylekay789 2 роки тому
Cannot kill the GRX series when the XPLR series is solely electronic
@thegumball5000 2 роки тому
Triggered indeed!
@danielkosciuszko9788 2 роки тому
I must admit this is freaking amazing and I want it 😭
@mpereirawolf 2 роки тому
When you add the suspension to it the dream vanishes...
@scottlstone 2 роки тому
Suspension is fine, just don’t make it look like a MTB then I lose interest. Diverge has a good suspension concept in the stem, and it works surprisingly very well!
@steventrott8714 2 роки тому
With my MCR, adding suspension has made gravel cycling a dream! 200k’s a breeze.
@mpereirawolf 2 роки тому
@@scottlstone exactly. Need to be road. Is like a scrambler.
@liamkaloy 2 роки тому
and this is how they sell you middle 90's mountain bike as a "new" gravel bike. In 15 years gravel will have 20cm suspension, , back suspension and 2.3" tires (and maybe then it will actually perform well in terrain)
@robweaver5849 2 роки тому
To be fair this is better than a number of mountain bikes I owned in the '90s.
@lloydm5562 2 роки тому
Why not put a flat bar on it, and call it a day?
@91722854 2 роки тому
just put a hybrid bike sus fork on a hard tail with gravel flared drop bar and whatever groupset/ mullet, voila!!! a brand new bike, concisely, what we have achieved from before gravel to now are flared drop bars and that's about it
@Wiroe 2 роки тому
Would the wheel set work well on a 29” XC mtb you think?
@Fred_the_1996 2 роки тому
Not at all, they're way too flimsy. If you ride like they do in these videos, your wheels won't last a season
@zbigniewandruszkiewicz7703 2 роки тому
Real bummer that suspension fork does not have a remote.
@prodigalson1500 2 роки тому
Your beard looks good. Trim it a little bit around the edges. I can give you a 9.5 out a 10.
@Kingjay814 2 роки тому
Not gonna lie I've had a older Cannondale Badboy that I've been wanting to upgrade. I think this checks a lot of boxes. I'll just have to make sure I jump on this faster than the Rival AXS that was in stock for a whole 5 seconds.
@howardkeylin5627 2 роки тому
Not sure what the point of a dropper post is on a gravel bike. I like the fork, but probably rather put it on my 29" single speed than my gravel bike
@sendhirachmawan 2 роки тому
Thats look alike my XC MTB with drop bar and short travel fork 🙄
@Simte 2 роки тому
Ridding my trusty hardtail in gnarly terrains. This is just marketing.
@ntglf467 2 роки тому
i‘m really annoyed that they had to bring a new derailleur instead of trying something with their existing wide derailleurs
@johnmacaulay9132 2 роки тому
What do you expect them to do? They can’t magically make the current ones compatible with wider range cassettes.
@Igorigor2000 Рік тому
Few yers later….We are very proud to show you your new gravel bike with rear suspension and flat bar…Ouuu….
@iancanuckistan2244 2 роки тому
I gave you a like for the video and Sram an invitation to join the department of redundancy Dept.
@hikermichael9443 2 роки тому
7/10 on the beard. If you have your neck line it would be a 10
@markwilton4412 2 роки тому
I'm waiting for a mind control dropper, gearing and braking. None of this old skool electronic shifting.
@Fauz11ukman 2 роки тому
with sram axs you can did mullet mix before this one, so this is just like gimmick from sram for me if wanna bring new user to newer sram group, i think just bring cable pull a.k.a mechanical one!
@JogBird 2 роки тому
that seatpost costs more than 3x my communter bike
@tamasvarga67 2 роки тому
With 1x only it’s definitely not a GRX killer for me. I have suspensions on my MTB and I like not having it on my gravel bike. But it’s just me...
@olegjanas 2 роки тому
That had potential. The new cassette is fantastic. And then, slap, only 1x version. You cannot win with GRX without 2x.
@Abhitips224 2 роки тому
A 90’s MTB that went online.
@clinthayes4796 2 роки тому
All the predictable initial whining and moaning from the traditional road and MTB crowds. Just like always, it’ll take awhile for folks to settle down and see these advances for what they are. SRAM has hit a bullseye with this one.
@dryburn 2 роки тому
Bro, that bike looks huge under you! WTF!? 😆
@richardhaselwood9478 2 роки тому
Have to give the beard about a 7/10. If you want to properly play the game of "Barber, bike mechanic or barrista", it does have to be properly long and luxuriant. Certainly better effort than I could manage though.....
@mmmbass6068 2 роки тому
You forgot brewer 😆 though beard waaaay too short for that also!
@richardhaselwood9478 2 роки тому
@@mmmbass6068 Adding that one to the list :)
@fortunatnienhaus5750 2 роки тому
mom can we have a mtb: Mom: no we have a mtb at home
@jacknorton8023 2 роки тому
The road bikers are gonna invent a mountain bike before too long
@keinotee 2 роки тому
Gravel jumped the shark here and we will all go back to mountain bikes.
@terrycorkum3472 2 роки тому
I mean............this really blurs the lines. For the price of the fork alone you have half a decent mountain bike with okay components and the same can be said about a road bike. I'm getting confused. I'm going for a ride.
@keirfarnum6811 2 роки тому
Buy a good older mountain bike and you have the same thing. Gravel bikes are an annoying marketing ploy. It’s really only worth it if one is doing gravel road races; otherwise a hard tail MTB does the exact same thing.
@nrhudec 2 роки тому
If you're only looking for 30-40mm of travel then a telescopic fork is about the worst engineering design to get there. They're heavy, flexy, require a lot of maintenance, and suffer from friction. Lauf's design is much better.
@simonarends7802 2 роки тому
Maybe but it has no damping, lockout or precise adjustability, which are some important features!
@TheyForcedMyHandLE 2 роки тому
Gravel bikes of today are XC bikes of yesterday.
@shaun1900 2 роки тому
except Gravel bikes are worse on anything other than smooth flat surfaces
@matthewlewis2072 2 роки тому
@@shaun1900 errrr...took my CX down an MTB red run yesterday, huge fun. Tested my skill, which is the point.
@shaun1900 2 роки тому
@@matthewlewis2072 mostly bone rattling, sketchy, twitchy and shit, just like it was on 1990’s mountain bikes. I have both, have ridden competitively, I get the testing skills bit, it’s what people say when they realise how awful the bike is when it’s out of its depth.
@roebbiej 2 роки тому
This is the ultimate triggering bike. I have to admit I'm pretty triggered as well..
@deadreckoner5276 2 роки тому
You obviously haven’t seen the full suspension gravel bike from Niner.
@Jalfred92 2 роки тому
Who in the hell needs a 50 ring on their suspension gravel bike!
@deadreckoner5276 2 роки тому
People are way too ambitious when it comes to gearing. I’ve been watching some bike packing documentaries about the race in the Atlas Mountains and Kyrgyzstan mountains. People bringing road and gravel gearing for what can only be done with mountain gearing.
@AX5324 2 роки тому
GRX killer.. don’t think so, maybe if the hoods were reshaped and the shifting under load improved.
@jimbo4203 2 роки тому
It's a mountain bike !
@Twotakesit 2 роки тому
Where do they get these prices from these days? It's got silly and a big turn off but people must still be paying it! 🤦♂️
@richardhaselwood9478 2 роки тому
Those are really only "suggested" prices. Most people will find them online (assuming you can actually find components) for significantly less than this.
@Fixingeverthingwithaengine567 2 роки тому
The ones that dislike it are probably non biking people.
@Pwn3dbyth3n00b 2 роки тому
It's basically a mountain bike with drop handles.
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