In downhill racing, every millisecond counts, so electronic shifting is long overdue. But now Sram presents the XX-DH transmission, the first electronic downhill shifting system. The drive specialists promise shifting under full load, whisper-quiet control in the roughest conditions, and a setup without cable clutter, built for the toughest use.

Sram has achieved a considerable market position with the UDH derailleur hanger and the transmission derailleurs. The system of choice is therefore the derailleur. However, the US shifting specialist is now presenting a patent for a mid-motor with an associated transmission shifting system.

This is what many have been waiting for: Sram's transmission technology without a wireless connection and without a battery, the all-round carefree package with cable pull. No empty rechargeable batteries or batteries, just tried and tested analog shifting. Sram can still do this, as the six-month test has shown. And much cheaper than their wireless shifting system.

When Nino Schurter competes for the last time in the Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide on September 21 at the World Cup in Lenzerheide, he will do so on a very special bike. Scott presents the "Spark RC X N1NO", made for the cross-country king.

The new dropper post from Rock Shox rolls in with up to 250 millimetres of travel. But that's not all: the entire inner workings have been renewed and the battery mount has been realigned. Activation of the dropper post via radio remains on board as usual.

Motive is the name of the latest stoppers from Sram. It is the lightweight brake for cross-country and trail use. The four-piston stoppers come with a stealth look, three different versions and mineral oil now flows through their veins.

Sram caused a sensation with the electronic Eagle Transmission. With the Transmission 90 and 70 drivetrains, the gear manufacturer now presents the mechanical counterpart to the AXS. This has practically all the advantages of the Transmission AXS, but is shifted by cable. And the mechanical system can also be repaired and is considered reliable and durable.

After six years, Kate Courtney is leaving the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team and moving on to an as yet unknown team. Nevertheless, there will still be an American on the team in 2025. It's Bjorn Riley, who was one of the world's best U23 riders. But Riley is not the only new team colleague of Schurter, Colombo and Frischknecht. Canadian Emily Johnston is also joining Scott-Sram with him.

Sram brakes polarize more than almost any other bike product. Some love them, others avoid them. While some struggle with problems, others ride them for years without incident. Now the Americans are opening the door to a new era with the Maven model.

What Campagnolo has been doing with the Ekar groupset since 2020, Sram is now also bringing to the rear wheel: the cassette with 13 sprockets. However, these 13 gears are not being used on mountain bikes, but currently only on gravel bikes.

Not everyone was happy with the new shifting pods from Sram's Transmission groupset. But now the US shifting experts have come up with a solution and are presenting the new AXS Pod Rocker Paddle. This offers a familiar feel for your electronic controls, with thumb or index finger. The new Pod Rocker is available for both the left and right pod for use with Flight Attendant and as a complete controller or as a single paddle for all Pod AXS controllers.

Unique bikes are very popular at Scott: Nino Schurter will be riding a special edition of his Sparks for the Cape Epic. And the Genius has been refined by head tuner Dangerholm.

With the Maven, Sram presents its most powerful brake. Compared to Sram's snappy "Code", this brake anchor is now said to deliver almost 50 percent more braking power. That's quite an announcement! This powerful four-piston brake should also score points with significantly less manual force, greater stability and better modulation.

Rarely has there been so much fuss about a new shifting technology as with Srams Transmission. First, three expensive top-of-the-range groupsets were launched, but only a short time later the more affordable GX version followed. Transmission technology was thus made accessible to a wider audience. Are we now entering a new era for bicycle gears?

With 1325 grams for the front and rear wheel, the 1ZERO HITOP SW wheelset is not just good on the scales. Thanks to the asymmetrical and wide rim shape, flats should be a thing of the past. Thanks to the not-too-high wheel stiffness, the wheels should roll particularly smoothly through difficult terrain.

With the Eagle Powertrain, Sram is not only making its debut on the e-mountainbike drivetrain market, but also offers a complete system in combination with the new transmission shifting system. Ride has already been able to test how the race-proven 90-watt motor, the control system reduced to the essentials and the Auto-Shift and Coast-Shift functions perform.

Riders have already been riding the E-EWS for two years, and now the cat is out of the bag: Sram is now part of the e-mountainbike circus. The motor comes from Brose, the control unit is located in the top tube and two so-called pods on the handlebars control the entire Sram system, which now consists of an e-drive, gears and dropper post.

With the Transmission technology, Sram has done nothing less than revolutionize the rear derailleur. Because the derailleur hanger is history, the rear derailleur forms a strong connection with the rear wheel axle. Until now, however, this has been a high-end and rather expensive affair. But Sram wants to change that: The GX groupset, which is considered robust and affordable, is now also getting the transmission genes. 

Innovative products not only bring new functions, but also a new approach: If you want to familiarize yourself with Sram's Eagle Transmission drivetrain, you can do so virtually, without having the product in front of you. Numerous how-to videos provide precise instructions on how to shift and change gears with Sram Transmission.

As soon as Sram's transmission cat was out of the bag, Ride shook the revolutionary-looking drivetrain over the trails. The first impression: it's a blessing for ears and mechanics.

Sram never stops driving innovation on mountain bikes: 11 years ago, the US component specialist launched the single crankset, and for the past six years, the Eagle drivetrains have offered a wide range with huge cassettes. But that's not all: with Eagle Transmission, Sram is launching a new generation of gears. The central feature is the rear derailleur, which does away with the defect-prone derailleur hanger.

How did Sram become today's big player in the bike business? The beginning was quite modest - with the Grip Shift twist shifter. This was followed by a rapid expansion course, which was mainly based on acquisitions. Sachs, Avid, Rock Shox and Zipp are just some of the companies with which Sram has expanded its portfolio and know-how. Now a further step in the portfolio seems imminent: Sram is to buy the e-bike drive manufacturer Amprio.

Thomas Frischknecht looks back on the 2022 season in his role as Team Principal at Scott Sram. The remarkable review begins with an astonishing statement. According to Frischi, you don't win the race on the day of the race. But by gaining confidence over months or even several seasons. If you want to relive how it went for Nino, Kate, Lars and Andri in 2022: This clip is a must-watch.

Good mountain bike manufacturers give good recommendations on how to set up the suspension. Ideally, you should be able to adjust the compression, compression and rebound settings of the suspension elements according to these recommendations and your own rider weight in no time at all, and the basic settings should already be pretty good. Santa Cruz now offers an interesting insight into who tests and validates the suspension setups.

How does the AXS ecosystem from Sram work? Wirelessly, of course, via radio and a gear range of 520 percent. If you want to know more about this technology, you can find out everything you need to know in just under 5 minutes.

The Taiwanese manufacturer Tektro is particularly well known in the mountain bike universe for its TRP brakes. However, Tektro can not only brake, but also shift. The E-Drive 9 system is aimed at e-bikes and consists of a cassette, rear derailleur and shift lever.

Two manufacturers dominate the world of mountain bikes: Shimano and Sram. But is it possible without these two big players? Yes, there are derailleur alternatives - such as TRP, Box or Rotor. A new player is now setting out from China to bring another derailleur option onto the market.

Yoann Barelli tries his hand at huge jumps and doesn't shy away from sitting in a bathtub filled with ice cubes. Why does the enduro athlete do this? In an elaborately produced clip, Sram shows that the bathtub plug can be seen as a symbol for the seals in a disc brake. It is also about the old war of faith as to whether dot or mineral oil fluid is the better medium to ensure movement in the brake.

The rise of Sram is characterized by acquisitions: first Sachs, then Avid, Truvativ or Rock Shox - the Americans have increased their know-how and portfolio through acquisitions. This is exactly what the component specialist is also doing with bike clothing: Sram snaps up the US bike clothing specialist Velocio.

Brandon Semenuk has the Rampage really big on his agenda. And the clip in which you can watch Semenuk himself and his mechanic Sean Murphy building the bike for the Rampage is also big. The three-time champion of the freeride competition in Utah conjures a big bike out of a hat that is suitable for bar spins with a 190 millimeter single crown fork. Also interesting: There is a 26-inch wheel at the rear and a 27.5-inch wheel at the front. And if you look very closely, you will discover so-called Black Box AXS components, although Sram has not yet provided any further information on these.

Sram is revolutionizing how suspension works on a mountain bike. The so-called Flight Attendant system uses a series of sensors to record rider and terrain data. In conjunction with an algorithm, it then defines how the suspension responds in real time.

Perhaps the result is a bike with the ultimate wide range of use - and fun potential: With the so-called XPLR collection, Sram brings technology to gravel bikes that has learned to ride on mountain bikes and has set a precedent. If this continues, the only difference between a hardtail and a gravel bike, to put it bluntly, will be the drop bar.

Sram hit a massive home run with the single-chainring concept. And perfected it with the Eagle concept, and then topped it all off with the wireless version called AXS. The disadvantage of the radio control: the high price. But that is now changing with the GX Eagle AXS drivetrain.

The wireless AXS shifter from Sram breaks with a few conventions: The shift cable is passe, the cockpit is super tidy and even the feel of the shift lever was definitely new. The US component giant is now changing this with the so-called Rocker Paddle. This is reminiscent of the usual gearshift and is shaped less like a rocker.

This is definitely an arms race: ever since Shimano caught up in the single-chainring race, a cassette with 51 teeth has been the measure of all things. 1x innovator Sram is not going to take this lying down and is following suit by launching the 10-52 cassette. However, if you want to enjoy 520 percent bandwidth, you don't just have to invest in a new cassette.

Where your drivetrain or suspension fork comes from, Ride paid a visit: At the Sram headquarters in Taiwan. In addition to suspension fork assembly, there are also insights into the assembly of shifting parts and disc brakes. The interesting thing is that you don't see many robots, which are bad for innovation according to Sram.

When the customer in the bike store only talks about a broken derailleur hanger, some mechanics want to switch to gasping for breath. But that could change: Sram is launching a derailleur hanger that harmonizes with all derailleur manufacturers and should put an end to the countless different derailleur hangers.

For fans of Troy Lee Designs, it's time to dismantle the handlebars and cranks as quickly as possible. Because Sram is launching a special edition of handlebars and cranks in cooperation with Troy Lee, which are definitely fun in the High Tech Camo colors.

New stoppers are rolling off the production line at Sram, and the brakes in the Level series have been freshly revised. These will primarily be found as original equipment on new bikes.

With the new "G2" stopper, Sram wants to shake up the brake market: The new model is intended to cover the golden mean between cross-country and downhill - making it an all-rounder. The stopper also gets genes from the well-known Guide and Code brakes.

Nine months ago, the electronic Eagle groupset was first seen on Nino Schurter's bike. It is now ready for the market and will soon be available from specialist dealers. Alongside the groupset, Sram also presented the Reverb AXS, which, like the Eagle AXS, is operated electronically and wirelessly. We had the opportunity to take both parts for a short test ride.

What will the mechanics probably be cheering about: Sram is integrating the dropper post into the wireless AXS system. The motto: No cables, no fiddly internal wiring, simply simple assembly and disassembly. And for the user: Easy wireless release, stepless height adjustment, with a simple press of the thumb.

Electronic shifting on mountain bikes already exists - it's called Di2 and comes from Shimano. Now Sram is following suit, and how: AXS is the name of the system that operates the drivetrain and dropper post. Without any cables, but with a servo motor, battery and smartphone connection.

Since Sram introduced the 11-speed XX1 groupset in 2013, the front derailleur has become less and less common on mountain bikes. When the wide-range Eagle groupset followed, the front derailleur grave was definitely dug. Now comes a wide-range 1x12 groupset for the masses, with a low price and a cassette that fits on many hubs.

Sram's first big news for 2018 is not a wireless drivetrain. The US component giant has worked on the cranks and bottom bracket and is presenting a replacement for 24 and 30 millimeter spindles. The system is intended to be universally applicable, lightweight, durable and, as an exception to the trends of recent years, not disruptive, but also compatible with existing systems.

Is there such a thing as the origin of the single-chainring drivetrain? Yes, there is, the Dual Drive drivetrain from Sram. This is an everyday bike gear system with a single chainring that still offers at least 24 gears. It was invented in Germany, at Sachs. This part of the company now belongs to Sram - and they have stopped building this ingenious gear system.

Oval chainrings were previously only available from a few small brands. Now, however, Sram is also offering oval chainrings as an option, which appear to be wobbly when pedalling but are designed to optimize power distribution. The oval rings are available in four sizes and with an "X-Sync™ 2" tooth profile, and are 100% optimized for the Eagle drivetrain.

10-50! If there were a quartet of cassettes, the Eagle gradation would win every bandwidth competition. Because with the Eagle concept, Sram raised the single-chainring concept to a new level a good year ago, but with the disadvantage of a high price. And that is now changing: with the GX Eagle, Sram is bringing the broadband single-chainring drivetrain in an affordable version.

First Kickstarter, then acquisition by Sram: the electronic helper "ShockWiz", which aims to improve the suspension setup, is now marketable and goes on sale. If you use the "ShockWiz" correctly, you should be able to get the best out of your bike and suspension quite easily. But it doesn't work entirely without know-how.