Gravel Bike with SRAM Force etap
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Gravel Bike with SRAM Force etap
I'm planning on building a Gravel Bike with an SRAM Force etap AXS 2X Groupset.
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
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You'll want to keep an eye on the chainstay length/tire size combo. If you have really short (~420-425mm) chainstays, the AXS FD battery doesn't leave a ton of room for wider tires. 35-38mm or longer chainstays are generally fine though.
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I'm planning on building a Gravel Bike with an SRAM Force etap AXS 2X Groupset.
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
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I'm looking at a similar build, but with a Force 1x (probably mechanical, not AXS, just based on costs).
I will probably use Zipp Service Course line for things like the stem, seatpost and handlebars. This stuff seems pretty robust and is affordable.
I will probably use Zipp Service Course line for things like the stem, seatpost and handlebars. This stuff seems pretty robust and is affordable.
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But a carbon gravel bike with Sram ETAP is gonna be pricey.
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I'm planning on building a Gravel Bike with an SRAM Force etap AXS 2X Groupset.
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
I want to build it with an aluminum frame and carbon forks (so I can attach a Burley trailer while kids are young). I also want it to have hydraulic disc brakes. I would also attach a Burley Thru Axle for it. What do you recommend the other components should be for such a bike? Thanks!
The answer to your question lies in your budget. $1000+ for a frame set, another $3k for drivetrain. Add a decent set of wheels and tires, $1000 - $2000. Add another $500 - $1000 for saddle, seat post, bars, stem. Plus labor if you have a shop build it. Somewhere in the$5000 - $6000 range if you build it up from a modest frame.
For $5800 you can buy a carbon Santa Cruz Stigmata with a 1x Force AXS drivetrain. It may not be the 2x you are looking for but unless you need a specific set up then looking at complete bikes may give you better value. For reference the Stigmata with a full 2x Shimano GRX drivetrain is $4600.
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Spotted while browsing the road forum. Titanium frame, Sram Force AXS 2X, disc brakes, DT Swiss wheels, 38c tires. $2999.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...anium-road.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...anium-road.htm
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Spotted while browsing the road forum. Titanium frame, Sram Force AXS 2X, disc brakes, DT Swiss wheels, 38c tires. $2999.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...anium-road.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...anium-road.htm
That wheelset doesn't look like anything special, but I still don't understand how BD sells bikes like this without losing money. The retail cost of the wheels and groupset alone exceeds $3k if purchased from a LBS.
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Although with SRAM and Shimano now pulling MAP crap--they're trying desperately to normalize the sticker-shock retail pricing in the USA.