Dirt 100 2010: SRAM XX DRIVECHAIN
February 7th, 2010 @ 9:30 AM
SRAM are an innovative company driving forward developments in all of their groupsets, and with the XX they are leading the way into a 10 speed set up (one which Shimano have already announced they plan to follow in 2010). While lots of people (including us) may have been getting excited that they could run a single ring set up on their trail/freeride bikes with an extra wide range of gearing on the rear, it is important to realise that it is not the intended use of the XX. It is very much a ‘wheels on the ground’ groupo designed for XC and trail riding rather than freeride – hardly surprising when you take into account its narrow profiles and light weight. Ten speed does still open up a load of opportunities on the trail, and it has already collected first, second and third at the XC World Championships in Canberra. Though you need to be prepared to pay a hefty price for the privilege, XX is strictly for the rich or the sponsored!
£299.99 cassette, £129.99 rear shifter, £249.99 rear mech
Fisher Outdoor Leisure 01727 798 345
www.fisheroutdoor.co.uk, www.sram.co.uk
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7 Responses to “Dirt 100 2010: SRAM XX DRIVECHAIN”
February 7th, 2010 at 10:35 am
wow… XX stuff is WAY over priced…. makes X.O look value for money…
February 7th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
8 speed and proud!!
February 7th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
300 quid for a cassette, are they having a laugh? what is made of Myrrh or something??
gearing is getting like the gillette range of razors, they just keep adding for the sake of it
February 7th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
i think you either meant ‘drivetrain’ or ‘groupset’… as far as i know drivechain isnt a real word!
February 7th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
*i was talking about the article title
February 7th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
i swear this wasnt in the book?
February 7th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
A friend of mine took 7 cogs from a 10-speed road cassette, stuck them on a Hope singlespeed hub and uses a XX shifter and a road derailleur on his dirt jump/urban bike. Works sweet and makes for a super strong rear wheel.
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