No, the SRAM Force AXS XPLR (identical to the RED XPLR) maintains compatibility with existing 12-speed XDR driver bodies and the same Flattop chain. There are no new standards.

It’s only possible to run the 10-46 13-speed cassette with SRAM Rival AXS XPLR so now there’s a Rival price point option. The new cassette is 383 grams at the Rival level and 346 grams at the ...

(Image credit: Guy Kesteven) SRAM Rival XPLR Chainset Unlike Red and Force 1X, the Rival AXS 1X chainset was already direct mount using a new eight-bolt pattern (so not the same as MTB). The ring ...

Earlier this season, we saw evidence of a new SRAM 12-speed road group coming, thanks to public sightings of Jeremy Powers and Wout van Aert’s bikes in Rochester, Gavere and Tabor. Now we’ve got the ...