When SRAM released their redesigned Red XPLR AXS groupset last year, I was impressed. It paired the brilliant shifter ergonomics and brakes from the road-going Red AXS with specific gravel parts – a w

S ram’s new Force AXS road groupset has borrowed some of the clothes of its older sibling Red AXS while adding a few neat touches of its own. Measured against Force’s previous update in 2023, which mo

BLUFFER’S GUIDE GROUPSETS Part 2: SRAM’s hierarchy Words Alex Evans Pics Ian Linton, Victor Lucas, Scott Windsor, Andy Lloyd SRAM were once strong advocates of double cranksets, but for the past decad

The latest 12-speed electronic road bike groupsets are excellent – but I reckon the eight year-old, 11-speed Shimano Ultegra R8000 is a better choice. Why? Firstly, Ultegra R8000 offers rim brakes or

Little more than two years after their previous effort, Campagnolo have come out swinging with Super Record 13 – the world’s first 2x13-speed wireless electronic road bike groupset. It’s fair to say t

Japanese brand Shimano offer the widest range of groupsets for mountain biking, from budget-focused Tourney to top-end XTR Di2, with 14 steps in between, plus two downhill-specific options. With sever