Anyone have the insider info on when this will drop?
Here's why. If Shimano drops 12 speed road with microspline I can run road, gravel, MTB, fat bikes all on the same hub. Cross equipment across all bikes. AND have 1x on all bikes.
As of now I'm going to do 1 bike with AXS for 2020 for gravel and 1x. So then I have to get different hubs because I feel Shimano is better for most everything performance and reliability wise. I have personal experience with the opposite with SRAM...and I ride over 20K miles / year. Synchroshift is incredible. Shimano is incredible. Maybe AXS is as well....but the dang hub issue is a pain racing across many disciplines!
I personally feel SRAM is missing the boat big time offering a 33 cog and 50 cog. If they offered a 40 it would be all things gravel. As of now it's a little tricky for riders that need a bail out gear that don't want a 50T. That's a chain ring....not a cog....lol.
24 Hour World TT Champs-American record holder
Fat Bike Worlds - Race Director
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Here's why. If Shimano drops 12 speed road with microspline I can run road, gravel, MTB, fat bikes all on the same hub. Cross equipment across all bikes. AND have 1x on all bikes.
As of now I'm going to do 1 bike with AXS for 2020 for gravel and 1x. So then I have to get different hubs because I feel Shimano is better for most everything performance and reliability wise. I have personal experience with the opposite with SRAM...and I ride over 20K miles / year. Synchroshift is incredible. Shimano is incredible. Maybe AXS is as well....but the dang hub issue is a pain racing across many disciplines!
I personally feel SRAM is missing the boat big time offering a 33 cog and 50 cog. If they offered a 40 it would be all things gravel. As of now it's a little tricky for riders that need a bail out gear that don't want a 50T. That's a chain ring....not a cog....lol.
24 Hour World TT Champs-American record holder
Fat Bike Worlds - Race Director
Insta: chris.s.apex