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Cannondale SuperSix Evo 2026 with SRAM Force XPLR 1x drivetrain

Cannondale SuperSix Evo 2026 Build: 13-Speed SRAM Force XPLR 1x

I put a gravel drivetrain on a road race bike: one chainring, 13 gears, no front shifting. The whole reason I wanted to build a 2026 Cannondale SuperSix Evo Gen 5 this way was to answer a single question — what do you actually give up going 1x on the road? Going in I assumed the answer was “a lot.” It turned out to be a lot less than I expected. ...

SRAM Force XPLR 13-speed 1x drivetrain on a Cannondale SuperSix Evo

1x vs 2x Road Gearing: What You Actually Give Up with 13-Speed SRAM XPLR

The knock on running 1x on a road bike is always the same two things: you lose range, and you get big gaps between gears. It’s why most people never seriously consider dropping the front derailleur on the road. When I built up my SuperSix Evo with SRAM’s 13-speed Force XPLR group, I wanted to stop guessing and put real numbers to both claims. Neither one held up the way I expected. ...