On this related age, makes an attempt to maintain product releases beneath wraps are largely futile. So whereas SRAM’s new Crimson AXS groupset had been the topic of on-line discussion board hypothesis for months (and truly broke cowl over the weekend on the Giro and Itzulia Girls) it’s good to really lastly see it in all its glory – and to start to see which full bikes shall be geared up with the wi-fi gruppo.
Whereas the record of highway bikes donning the brand new SRAM Crimson AXS will possible develop over the approaching months, we have already got the small print of fairly a quantity. In reality, the record is a little bit too lengthy to characteristic all the bikes intimately, so we’ve chosen a couple of of our favourite SRAM Crimson builds obtainable so that you can buy.
Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO
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This Crimson AXS-equipped Cannondale Lab71 Supersix EVO is kind of the machine. Not solely does it utilise SRAM’s latest wi-fi groupset, full with a Quarq energy meter, however it additionally options an unique wheelset.
Till July a minimum of, that is the one bike geared up with Reserve’s Turbulent Aero 42/49 wheels. The edges – 42 and 49mm deep – are laced to the ever-reliable DT Swiss 180 hubs, which profit from SINC ceramic bearings.
The Lab71 body is fairly particular too. It makes use of Cannondale’s new Collection 0 carbon development, serving to it to a claimed weight of simply 770 grams, paint included. This newest iteration of the SuperSix EVO is alleged to be sooner too, apparently to the tune of 12 watts at 45 km/h. Little marvel then why it is the selection of the EF Schooling WorldTour groups.
Elsewhere you get the MOMO Design R-One built-in cockpit, which is created to scale back drag and little doubt help in shaving off a couple of of these watts. Unsurprisingly all this goodness comes at a value, with the bike retailing for $16,000 or £12,500.
Specialised S-Works Tarmac SL8
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One other model providing its WorldTour-approved race bike with the brand new Crimson AXS is Specialised. It’s a set-up that’s presently been ridden by Demi Vollering and her SD-Worx workforce to nice success. For this construct, Specialised has elected to equip the S-Works SL8 with a 48/35 chainset – with a Quarq energy meter – and a 10-33t cassette.
The frameset is constructed utilizing the US model’s Truth 12r carbon and contains a new aerodynamic nostril cone dubbed the Velocity Sniffer. It provides as much as a body that weighs a claimed 685g however is alleged to be stiffer than the SL7 and sooner than the previous Venge.
Light-weight is a continued theme. The brand new Crimson AXS groupset is reported to be the lightest digital groupset obtainable, whereas the Roval Rapide built-in cockpit has a claimed weight of simply 310g. The wheelset – Roval’s tubeless Rapide CLX II – isn’t too portly both, tipping the scales at simply over 1,500g for the pair. All instructed, the bike has a claimed weight of 6.66kg or 14lb 11oz for a dimension 56 and can retail at £12,000 or £12,500 for the restricted glacial metallic paint job.
Specialised can also be releasing SRAM Crimson-equipped variations of its featherweight S-Works Aethos highway bike and its endurance-focussed S-Works Roubaix mannequin.
Large TCR Superior SL 0
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The TCR Superior SL 0 is Large’s range-topping all-rounder – which makes it a pure match for SRAM’s premium groupset.
Large has opted to equip the TCR with a 35/48 chainset, full with an built-in Quarq energy meter. It pairs this with the brand new XG-1290 cassette in a 10-33t possibility. It appears a wise match for a race bike that’s designed to deal with a variety of terrain.
Away from the Crimson AXS groupset, the bike is constructed round a frameset made utilizing Large’s Superior SL-Grade carbon. That is matched to an built-in seatpost constituted of the identical materials and Large’s Contact SLR handlebar, which has a ten.5 diploma flare on the drops – one other nod to the bike’s versatile nature.
The wheels, tires and saddle all come courtesy of in-house element model, Cadex. The hoops are the Cadex 40 Max mannequin, that are ridden by the Jayco AlUla workforce and have hookless rims, carbon spokes and have a claimed weight of simply 1,249g. These are shod with Race GC tires in a 28mm width. The saddle is the Amp mannequin with carbon rails. And the fee? RRP is £11,999.
