SRAM’s Secret 13 Speed Gravel Groupset + New Race Bikes | Unbound 2024

Unbound is the biggest gravel race in the world and brands, somewhat unsurprisingly, use the attention the event generates to tease some new products.

This year we have a shock sighting of a new 13-speed SRAM Red AXS XPLR groupset. There was also a host of new bikes and some tasty new aero tech.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:22 New SRAM Red AXS XPLR
02:40 New Bikes
04:58 Hydration Skinsuits
06:04 Huge Tyres Rule

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The Best Gravel Suspension Forks | 6-Way Mega Test

NEW SRAM Red AXS Review: The Lightest Electronic Disc Groupset Yet

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[bikeradar]

What is your favourite bike from Unbound 2024?

[mattdavis]

Why do you guys click on new gear videos just to complain about new gear that you're never gonna buy?

[Simte]

The thing I liked the most from gravel events is the mix of parts an all the frankenbikes you can see

[albertharrison]

Lachlan ran a 29 x 2.1 Terreno Dry up front.

[Motorep]

I've been holding out for wireless Ekar for my next road bike build but it looks like Sram may beat them to it. I love Ekar on my Litespeed gravel bike and I want to build up a Time ADH with 1X as well.

[christianacker]

Dear SRAM,

You can add gears if you will also make your shifters able to work with any amount of gears. Its just software. You do not even have to design new stuff and I would finally hop on board.

If you won't do it, then I hope Sensah, Ltwoo, Wheeltop, or Shimano make an electronic group that will. Cost is not a reason I have not jumped on board. I just want compatibility.

Sincerely,

A CX/XC nerd and UCI level privateer who has not seen you make a real effort to improve the cycling world for the masses since the mid to late 2010s

[swyper]

It’s a Marketing ploy for SRam, factory goals is to make money as much as they could, it’s a dramatic entry kinda tease to the [ublic, and as a tubers it’s kinda nice to discuss the enigma of it. 2 yrs from now they’ll be a bargain at eBay coz there is another update coming using the same tactics… I’ll wait till they become 20 cheaper than the original price. 😅

[colin]

The ridley looks like the new grifn rs? Very much already released and the same 42mm clearance

[jonathanzappala]

It’s possible 13 speed only works with eagle size, to clear the spokes. Like how MTb cassettes fit 11 speed on a 10 speed hub

[Konzuug]

I like new tech. Hopefully Shimano feels some fire.

[VYBEKAT]

Not enough speeds...
wake me up when we have 1 x 20

[cream]

UDH makes your current gravel frame set obsolete, nice one SRAM 😂

[davidmurphy]

You said course record despite but it was probably because.

[woduk]

lol I’m still using 10speed on my bikes

[johnlesoudeur]

That Canyon looked as though it had been ridden through a cement factory. Should the riders be wearing dust masks?

[whizler]

The "domain" road bike? I think it's pronounced doh-MAH-nee (Domane)

[antoinedoinell]

Ah SRAM...back with their tech business model to milk their fan boys every step of the way

[Hippiehansie]

Get rid of that nonsense of a new groupset every month.a And that junk is getting more and more expensive, I don't understand why people keep buying this junk. People who cannot afford it suffer because older groups are no longer made and therefore no longer available. We're all getting screwed by all those big brands. disgusting that's what it is

[Pirus]

Unbound never wasn't even standing next to the tour de france.