Sram had only completely overhauled its road flagship, the Red groupset, in 2012, and now the next version is arriving: as is already popular with the competition today, there is one more gear on the cassette. However, equipped with 22 gears, the Red groupset is able to maintain the weight of its predecessor and the title for the lightest road bike groupset. The 22 gears resulting from the combination with a 2x crank are all "real gears": Sram uses the term "True 22" to describe the fact that the derailleur is specially designed for the new cassette and the chain can be ridden without grinding noises even with a strong skew.

From this summer, it will not only be "True 22" for the Red components, but also for the Force parts. While the Red parts have the option of hydraulic braking on the racing bike, this is not currently provided for within the Force components.