Officially, Sram does not want to present the new groupset with 2x10 gears until the summer. An information leak originated in the Far East and spread around the world at lightning speed on the internet. Wheelgiant, an industry service provider for the Taiwanese bicycle industry, published two cell phone images of the component group.

Racing bike technology for mountain bikes
According to these images, Sram will be offering a complete component group under one name and in a uniform design for the first time with the XX. Visually, the groupset is based on the top racing bike groupset RED, and there are also parallels in terms of technology. For example, the XX shifts with Double Tap technology, in which a single shift lever takes over both upshifting and downshifting. The shifting direction depends on how far the lever is pressed.

2x10 with low weight
Fully geared towards cross-country, the XX only offers two chainrings on the crank, but ten gears on the cassette - a first for mountain bike drivetrains. The groupset also includes a brake that is technically based on the Avid Elixir introduced this year, but is significantly lighter thanks to carbon levers and an aluminum brake rotor. According to the photos, the complete groupset including brakes should weigh less than 2300 grams.
Sram is expected to launch the XX groupset on the market next year. It remains to be seen whether Sram will officially report earlier due to the information leak. Wheelgiant has since had to remove the information from its website. However, bike freaks all over the world have already saved the images and are spreading them in forums and on special interest sites.

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