I know it’s been leaked for a while, but finally released today. Force and Rival basically get all the updates we got with Red last year (improved braking/hood design, 13 speed XPLR, new cranks, etc.). Rival doesn’t get the “bonus buttons” on the shifters, but gets the new piston design and ergono…

I honestly really want to get the new force hoods for my road and gravel bike. But I recon upgrading my roval Terra C wheels to a lighter and deeper wheel is probably a better way to spend my sadly not unlimited funds. (Yall agree or disagree) What do yall recon is the actual difference between red…

There is only about a 2 gram difference between the force and red levers, basically nonexistent. Best data i can find on the calipers is about 5 grams, but thats hard to find with the brake cable weight. So 14ish grams heavier for force looking at just brakes. I like the look of the force levers my…

It’s a bit of a pity I had one shifter changed a few months ago, because the new shifters look sweet. The products are excellent, it doesn’t seem that SRAM has gimped any functionality. I’d stick to Force if I were to buy an entire groupset. If I bought components piecemeal, I might save some €€€ by…

Does new force rear derailleur (2*12) have new internals/better shifting/better chain management compared to old force? I see they added oversized pulley as red has but wonder if it is worth upgrading? Also my 5 cents: new shifters seem owesome (thinking about upgrading existing force to new rival…

[image] Dexter: I see they added oversized pulley as red has but wonder if it is worth upgrading? If you have money to spare, I would only upgrade what is needed, starting with the shifters. The great thing is that everything seems to be backwards compatible to D1- and D2-series groupsets. I…

[image] Dexter: Also they did great job making dual-sided powermeter being non-integrated into chainrings, because it’s costly to change your powermeter every 25-30k kilometers. But unfortunalely it doesn’t work with existing cranks, so as soon as my/your chainrings with powermeter worn out, the…

[image] huges84: Then they also have the spindle power meter on some cranks. Yes, and at least the Force crank features the same old 8-bolt pattern, which means it should be fully compatible with the Quarq that adorns my road bike right now. I wish SRAM would clarify that. Giving a native tw…

[image] OreoCookie: Yes, and at least the Force crank features the same old 8-bolt pattern, which means it should be fully compatible with the Quarq that adorns my road bike right now. GPLlama’s video addresses this. You should really watch it. [NEW SRAM AXS Force E1 & Rival E1 Groups…

[image] Dexter: Also my 5 cents: new shifters seem owesome (thinking about upgrading existing force to new rival), but they seem to add +1.5cm to the reach, so may need shorter stem which is not so easy if you have integrated roval cockpit or some other integrated handlebar… I upgraded from R…

I have sram rival xplr 12 speed on my gravel bike. Am I wrong in thinking that the red/force/rival e1 levers would be compatible with my setup? My biggest complaint with my current setup is the hood ergonomics.

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TooManyDogs June 18, 2025, 12:37pm 13

Cool. Thanks. I guess I need to find a bike shop with the hoods setup on a bike to check them out.

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