I'm glad to see the bar raised, though accompanied by SRAM's extortionate pricing model. (There's a quote in another review that SRAM's designers were motivated by $17 helicopters from Amazon-- then they go and release a $200 shifter pod. Seriously, guys?)
It also represents the final nail in the coffin of interoperability. Nothing here works with anything from a third-party, save perhaps a crankset in a pinch. While I hope they bother with mechanical versions of that derailleur, I'm not holding my breath. NX and below may well end up carryovers.
March 21, 2023, 9:09 a.m. - Alex D
I'm glad to see the bar raised, though accompanied by SRAM's extortionate pricing model. (There's a quote in another review that SRAM's designers were motivated by $17 helicopters from Amazon-- then they go and release a $200 shifter pod. Seriously, guys?) It also represents the final nail in the coffin of interoperability. Nothing here works with anything from a third-party, save perhaps a crankset in a pinch. While I hope they bother with mechanical versions of that derailleur, I'm not holding my breath. NX and below may well end up carryovers.