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Re: Alternative cassette for 12s SRAM AXS flattop chain
Quote from: SZDW on November 21, 2024, 03:45:12 AM
Any ideas/suggestions that there is something worth of buying in 1/2 or 1/4 price of the 12s SRAM AXS damn expensive cassette?
I've heard that tha cog spacing is a little bit different than regular and it is not working buttery smooth.

I did a little experimenting with my 12 speed road SRAM setup.

 Shimano chain and everything else SRAM and found it noisy and shifting was OK at best.
 Shimano cassette with the rest SRAM is quite good but only if trimmed gearing near the middle of the cassette.
 Shimano chain+cassette shifting was better but still a bit noisy.
 Shimano chain/derailleur + changing out the derailleur pully wheels made the most difference. Shifting was great and noticeably quieter.

 

 I am using a Shimano cassette on my trainer but have gone back to full SRAM on the bike as I picked up a 10-36 SRAM cassette at a local shop for $150 and the Rival flat top chains are just as cheap locally as the KMC Shimano are on Aliexpress.

 I am swapping in a re waxed chain every 500-800 km to get the most life out of the parts.

 I have tried all the above scenarios for a couple weeks each except for the Shimano chain alone as I was not happy with it.
November 21, 2024, 07:10:53 AM 		1
Re: Alternative cassette for 12s SRAM AXS flattop chain search for XDR 12 speed cassette on aliexpress. I use the goldix 10-33t  and it shifts similar like a force cassette. It's also very durable. I had to use it with  a flattop chain though for optimal shifting conditions. 
Strange thing I notice, on my gravel bike I use the aliexpress 10-44T casettes and there it works perfect with a shimano chain.
i.e. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005981411703.html
November 21, 2024, 02:37:44 PM 		1
Re: Alternative cassette for 12s SRAM AXS flattop chain
Quote from: Daviddavieboy on November 21, 2024, 07:10:53 AM
Shimano chain and everything else SRAM and found it noisy and shifting was OK at best.
 Shimano cassette with the rest SRAM is quite good but only if trimmed gearing near the middle of the cassette.
 Shimano chain+cassette shifting was better but still a bit noisy.
 Shimano chain/derailleur + changing out the derailleur pully wheels made the most difference. Shifting was great and noticeably quieter.

slight off topic.
im considering a mix setup for my tribike.
if im going Rival etap xplr 12sp(with blips) + x12 kmc chain + 11-36shimano cassette + PassQuest chainring bcd110(shimano), this will work, but works even better if i swap the jockeys to shimano profile?
sounds like a plan
November 22, 2024, 10:01:29 PM 		1
Re: Alternative cassette for 12s SRAM AXS flattop chain
Quote from: ejump0 on November 22, 2024, 10:01:29 PM
slight off topic.
im considering a mix setup for my tribike.
if im going Rival etap xplr 12sp(with blips) + x12 kmc chain + 11-36shimano cassette + PassQuest chainring bcd110(shimano), this will work, but works even better if i swap the jockeys to shimano profile?
sounds like a plan

I have used xplr with rotor 11-39 cassette and by my experience the KMC chain was bad, Sram perfomed much better so in your case, I would go for shimano chain. No need to change jockey wheels.
November 26, 2024, 04:46:39 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda Gravel Carbon frame CFR707 Not sure what current prices are, but 4 years ago the frameset would've been $760 USD for just frame/fork/shipping without tax.  I paid $1030 including handlebar, paint, spare derailleur hanger, paypal fee.

I do think this is a good do-it-all bike.  I used mine for both gravel and road for quite a while.  I picked up a road bike this year, and there's two main things I notice.  The stack of the road bike is lower so it's more aggressive, more aerodynamic position, but less comfortable.  The steering is also snappier on the road bike than the CFR707.  Before I started racing crits, I didn't care at all.  But it's nice having the quick steering for crit racing.  To be honest the only reason I bought a road bike is because I was switching between road and gravel wheelsets often, it was more for convenience and not for performance.
July 08, 2025, 08:49:04 AM 		1
Re: XMCS: 2026 Aero Gravel bike As long as a frame isn't really optimised aerodynamically by solid CFD and/or aero testing, I'd call it an aero looking bike but not an aero bike. IMHO the term aero bike is used in a very inflationary way nowadays.
February 18, 2026, 04:15:29 PM 		1
Re: XMCS: 2026 Aero Gravel bike
Quote from: CycOps on February 18, 2026, 04:15:29 PM
As long as a frame isn't really optimised aerodynamically by solid CFD and/or aero testing, I'd call it an aero looking bike but not an aero bike. IMHO the term aero bike is used in a very inflationary way nowadays.

I think the "Aero" in Aero Gravel bike frame itself for average cyclists are more for the "look" than "function" anyway.  No matter how Real Aero the frame is, once you put frame bags, water bottles and a not-so-lean human wearing floppy cycling kits, the air drag doesn't really have much to do with the frame any more.
February 18, 2026, 07:23:39 PM 		1
Re: Custom RoPa Cycling Aero Gravel Suit Yep you can order a samle test, think you need to cover only the shipping cost
February 20, 2026, 03:33:30 AM 		1
Re: Custom RoPa Cycling Aero Gravel Suit i did 1,5weeks ago but i think they are not working cause of chinese new year
February 20, 2026, 08:18:39 AM 		1
Re: AirWolf "Grevil"
Quote from: JonMS on August 11, 2026, 12:36:07 PM
Someone reached out asking about this frame recently so update time I guess. This frame has earned its keep in my ever-growing fleet of bikes. So much so that I decided to paint it a GMC color called Downpour Metallic. I also swapped out the drivetrain for a mix of SRAM Force D2 & E1. Now running 12sp XPLR in 2X with a Force WIDE FD with 48/34 cranks from Alugear. 10-44T cassette incoming.

And ofc you had to turn it into a counterfeit by putting a logo where it doesn't belong. On an airwolf frame, the irony is exquisite.
August 12, 2026, 01:13:22 AM 		1