Sram rival axs opinions?

fat bloke

I've never been a fan of the above when I found out that it weighs like 3200g, making it a right bike anchor.

But I'm looking at a winter trainer which has that groupset on it and it's a nice bike, plus it has the built in Q power meter which is a plus.

Wondering if anyone is running it and has an opinion of it?

Macy0161

About 200g heavier than 105 Di2 iirc - that's the level of n+1 I'm looking at, so have done a bit of research. There doesn't seem much difference in performance - chain line considerations seem to give the recommendation to 105 for racers rather than real world shifting performance. I like the idea of fully wireless tbh. But ultimately I think I'll be going whichever is in stock at the time I have the money!

Londonirish72

Just my 2 cents…

I am a big Sram fan so I'd go for the Rival. I've been using the original eTap on a road bike for many years now and it is hard to fault. Shifting does not fail and you can micro-adjust the rear-derailleur whilst you are on the bike. Furthermore, since the battery is external you can always carry a spare. My issue with Di2 is that because the battery is hidden somewhere inside the frame or seat post, you always run the risk of snapping a cable whenever you take the bike appart for travel etc.

koutoubia

Using Rival rd with a rival cassette and chain with force shifters. Rim Brake.

I would swear that it shifts better then a full force set up.

I dont use the sram crankset but the Magene base pm so cant comment on that.