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As standard with a majority of these leaks, there may be one grainy image posted to the Weight Weenies discussion board of what seems to be a brand new SRAM Drive crew. The Shifter profile appears to be of identical form to the lately introduced RED shifters, and the brake calipers glance to be very identical albeit with out the machined holes in the course of the caliper facets and other rotors.
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Significantly absent is a cassette from the picture. SRAM RED continues to be the usage of 12-speed cassettes which are backwards suitable with current SRAM 12-speed AXS teams, so it wouldn’t be a wonder to peer Drive move the similar course. Clearly, SRAM RED XPLR cranked it as much as 13-speed, but it surely necessarily calls for a 1x cassette to make it paintings by way of angling the biggest cogs out over the spokes to make use of the similar XDR freehub frame. Through maintaining the brand new SRAM crew 12-speed, riders must be capable to use current chains, cassettes, and chainrings whilst getting the enhanced ergonomics and brakes offered with RED.
SRAM has been lovely excellent in recent times at launching new teams with trickle-down tech somewhat briefly after their halo teams, so it wouldn’t be unexpected to peer this on motorcycles this 12 months – which might be nice for SRAM, since comments at the new lever form and brake efficiency has been overwhelmingly sure.
