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SRAM mechanical in terms of setup precision
Interesting you say that, I found my 11 speed etap was pretty easy in terms of getting the shifting feeling nice crisp and quiet.
But when I got xx1 eagle axs for my mtb I was pretty disappointed in how sensitive the rear derailleur was to set up, especially the b-gap adjustment, to the point that even today I still dont feel its where it could be. I also have the rainbow cassette and feel its noisey and clunky compared to my old xt 11 speed stuff!
Did you find getting the Force derailleur set up tricky?Which size is your Force cassette?
I started to think the noise on my Eagle cassette was just because its wide range, theres more vertical distance for the chain to drop down and be the source of the noise. Theres always a loud clunk with downshifts.braking is much better and consistent than previous gen eTap
Are we talking hydro disc brakes here? I found the Red hrd brakes ok, I've only bled them once since installing them though.
Have you ever had any weird chain drop incidents with force axs?
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Eagle b-gap was only tricky until I realised I hadn't pushed the tab up against the hanger stop so the whole thing was rotated clockwise.
Force derailleur was easy, I did buy the new alignment tool though. Cassette is 10-33t. Weirdly it's quiet on either end, but noisy in the middle.
Yes only ever had SRAM HRD, no mechanical.
No chain drops.
chiroshi
I have Force AXS on my road bike and my wife has a 1x Mullet setup on her gravel bike. The 1x mullet is great: super easy to setup, braking is much better and consistent than previous gen eTap, it looks friggin sick with the 'oil slick' bits, and the app works well. Force 2x on my bike is a bit more fiddly. No where near as 'bad' as SRAM mechanical in terms of setup precision, but still not just a case of bolting it on and riding into the sunset. I've also found my Force cassette quite noisy. I don't if this is because I'm using wax lube, or something else, but I've checked alignment etc.