As with everything digital, it will be interesting to see how long-term support works out. Requiring a smartphone app for setup means that SRAM has to keep the app going on a variety of OS versions and keep supporting older revisions of AXS. Or not.
I'm not terribly fond of the idea that the SRAM app available for my 2024 iOS phone will not be compatible with the "obsolete" 1st-gen AXS from 2019.
Problably not something most bike journalists think about because they constantly change equipment. But i'm still running a 9-speed drivetrain and 26" tires on one of my bikes and expect to continue doing so for half a decade.
Feb. 7, 2019, 6:08 a.m. - Timer
As with everything digital, it will be interesting to see how long-term support works out. Requiring a smartphone app for setup means that SRAM has to keep the app going on a variety of OS versions and keep supporting older revisions of AXS. Or not. I'm not terribly fond of the idea that the SRAM app available for my 2024 iOS phone will not be compatible with the "obsolete" 1st-gen AXS from 2019. Problably not something most bike journalists think about because they constantly change equipment. But i'm still running a 9-speed drivetrain and 26" tires on one of my bikes and expect to continue doing so for half a decade.