We’d long heard rumblings of a new 11-speed mountain bike group coming from SRAM. We expected it to be an updated XX with a wider range that more closely replicated a conventional triple. Instead, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. They say patience is a virtue, though, and our first impression is that the groupset was worth ...

We’ve been skeptical of 11 speeds on road bikes, mainly because the benefits are muddy. But on the dirt side, SRAM is making a compelling argument for 11 gears out back with it’s new XX1 drivetrain.

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 ...