![]() There was a tendency to push up slopes harder to stay on the big ring though – good for ride times, but not so much for fatigue levels. I certainly noticed that I was riding undulating terrain between the Chilterns and Oxford more in the large ring than I would normally. The wide range has another benefit: you can stay on the large ring over a wider range of terrain, as you’ve got a lower large ring ratio than, say, a 50x32 configuration. But you do get the same broad range of crank lengths between 165mm and 177.5mm in 2.5mm increments. There’s a choice of either the 48/35 chainring tested or a 46/33, so you don’t get the 50/37 option offered by Red AXS. If you want a narrower gear spread, there are 10-26 and 10-28 cassettes available too. At the back, there are options up to 33 teeth which, coupled to a 35 tooth inner chainring give exactly the same low ratio as a 34x32. Coupled with SRAM’s 48 tooth large chainring, that gives you a top gear ratio just smaller than a 53x11, but with a smaller, lighter front plate. It’s done that by offering cassettes which start with a 10-tooth smallest sprocket. ![]()
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