Drop bar grip on rough gravel descends

[Pbase]

@splash

Are you talking about Sram Red vs Sram Rival? Mechanical or AXS? I think the mechanical hoods have exactly the same shape for Red and Rival (and Force and Apex).

Shhhhh! He found a reason to buy the new Red.

[Slowwithouttwitch]

@splash

Are you talking about Sram Red vs Sram Rival? Mechanical or AXS? I think the mechanical hoods have exactly the same shape for Red and Rival (and Force and Apex).

Sorry, I meant the red etap axs hrd (there is no mechanical version of that I guess).
Currently I suffer the rival etap axs hrd.

The hood on the red is now longer and also otherwise reshaped. But the more important changes for me are that

• the pivot of the lever is significantly higher increasing leverage if you press the lever from the hood with 1/2 fingers
• the lever shape was redesigned in a way that the etap paddle doesnt hit your non-breaking fingers which rest on the lower part of the hood during breaking

I might be equally good on a shimano GRX or whatever, but I need the AXS variant as I ride a mullet road/MTB mixed transmission.

[Pbase]

@Slowwithouttwitch

the lever shape was redesigned in a way that the etap paddle doesnt hit your non-breaking fingers

I have this issue too. I’d love to hear your feedback on the new ones once you’ve ridden them a bit. It’s an expensive upgrade, but might be worth it.

[Slowwithouttwitch]

Indeed, got a good deal for 1.200 Euro but that´s still utterly expensive.
But then again I spent north of 20h weekly on that bike over summer, so I can as well make it good
I will report back.