- Modern technology, complex systems doing
things way beyond most of our knowledge.
There's some total loss of clever individuals
tryin' to make things better by
faster, by makin' them stronger.
But things are judged not only by raw performance,
but also by the quality of the experience.
Next level should we say?
And there bit of big masters
when it comes to bikes on the way.
The first production hard tail,
index gears, first suspension fork, disc brakes,
auto bike wireless electronic shifting.
SRAM Eagle Access is here.
Fully wireless, fully electronic.
Made up of a rear mec, shifter,
dropper, remote and companion app.
(techno clicks)
SRAM has invited us to experience SRAM Access
out on the trail.
(mechanical rumble)
Amazing bike it's developed at
an incredible rate since the nineties.
SRAM even offered there Eagle Groups at a budget now.
Almost anyone can get their simplistic
1050 set, on that one bike system, but this,
this is high end, this next level.
We saw Access race in 2018,
Nina Sursash won World Champs using it.
We saw Mitch Ropelato drop a post as well at the EWS,
but believe it or not was actually started five years ago
Yarastav Calarvy raced it no one noticed
and then SRAM actually employed more
electrical engineers to perfect the system.
It's crazy how complex this thing must be
and actually how simple the thing is.
Apparently the dropper post was actually
the hardest part, using that reverb trying
to get all the motors and all the
clever stuff to fit inside there.
Look, there's a post, there's a battery.
That's control, seems easy.
Available in both the cross country spec XX1
with the lightest materials, a carbon fiber met cage,
and the enjero trail spec X01 with a more robust build.
The 500-percent cassette we know from previous
hit generations of SRAM Eagle is still here.
Of course the shifters new, and it's not
a shifter anymore, it's the controller.
With customizable touch points using the phone app
and it's got secret sprint paddle.
The rear mec is new it's motor driven
and not cable actuated and its got brain.
Also it automatically trims and adjusts itself.
It's fully customizable from the
phone app again if you want to,
if you don't it's just fit and forget.
(bass beats)
It's definitely exciting stuff,
some crazy technology's gone into this,
but it's really sought in technology.
You don't really see this stuff,
you don't know what's gone into this.
Dotty's gonna do a really in depth
first look at it. , how it all works.
If I'm honest I'm not interested,
I'm more interested in the way the thing rides.
I just want it to function really well.
I want my quality experience and it works.
It's so fast even the reverb surprised me,
how quick the thing just actuates
from pushing that lever.
Of course with the old style, hydraulic,
and the cables you've, you actually gotta
push your thumb what is it a couple centimeters?
Now it's just instantaneous and the gears shift
completely on the load, it really is quite amazing
how well this works and how simple it is.
(bass beats)
This is a complete overhaul of your
handle bar setup and cockpit.
Levers replaced with buttons,
cables gone, all your left with is brake hoses
and it looks so simple, really clean.
No need to route internal cables
or fishing around inside the frame
for a stray cable end.
No need to mount a battery and a cubby hole.
No noise from cables up at the bar or inside the frame.
Bolt the shifter to the bar,
insert the seat post to right tight,
set three limit screws, press the pairing buttons
and boom, or should I say click,
your ready to ride.
(bass beats)
A new clutch completely disengages the motor
to protect the mec and your bike.
It also has a shorter, tuck top design
to keep that mec away from harm.
Batteries are removable and interchangeable
bewtewen the rear mec and the post.
Ya get 20 hours of ride time for the rear mec,
two years in the controller and 46-60 hours
ride time for the seat post.
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Click down there for Dotty, his first look,
in depth look at this SRAM Access.
Groups there and Reverb post over there
for a pro bike, check with Nino Schurter.