More images of an unreleased SRAM Red AXS

Images of the new SRAM Red AXS mounted on the Bora-Hansgrohe bikes continue to leak as they finalize their setup. Given the almost finished product appearance that can be seen, everything points to the imminent launch of the new SRAM Red AXS in a group that is lighter and more ergonomic than its predecessor.

Details of the new SRAM Red AXS continue to be revealed

For many months now, we have been eager to learn about the new SRAM Red AXS that the American company is working on. A process that we began to learn about when SRAM published a patent with the design of new levers and, at the beginning of the year, with the leak of the first images of the new groupset. Now, however, we can see it in much more detail after a new leak from one of the Bora-Hansgrohe bikes that was posted on social media by the Brazilian account O País Do Ciclismo.

The new images only confirm what we saw earlier this year, with the main changes focusing on the ergonomics of the levers, one of the aspects that has received the most criticism from SRAM groups since they incorporated disc brakes. Now these have become much more stylized and feature a curve that reminds us of the levers of Shimano gravel groups in terms of the curve the lever makes.

There don't seem to be many modifications to the cranks, which have been seen in detail and follow a similar line to the current group, including the direct mount system of the chainrings that incorporate the power meter in their structure as in the SRAM Red AXS that we know. As for the derailleur, it seems to follow the design line that the SRAM Force AXS received, renewed last year where the shape of the plates is retouched to achieve greater effectiveness in changing gears.

In the rear derailleur, the lightening work of hollowed-out pulleys stands out, similar to those we have seen in their top-of-the-line mountain bike groups. We also notice in the photos the flattop chain that is now lightened with the appearance of holes in its plates, like the pulleys, a detail inherited from their mountain groups.

Now we just need to know when this new SRAM Red AXS will be officially unveiled, promising to improve the (few) weak points of the current group that, let's not forget, SRAM has pushed to the limit since it dates back to the beginning of 2019 when the American company surprised not only with its launch and extension of wireless operation technology to its entire range but also with an aggressive OEM supply policy that has greatly expanded the presence of SRAM groups in series assemblies.