I’ve been on Shimano since the Ultegra R8100 launched in 2022. Before that, I tried the previous generation of SRAM AXS, and it wasn’t for me. The shifting felt less refined than what I was used to, brake feel was lacking, the hood shape never sat right in my hands, and the front derailleur was finicky — get the setup slightly off and you’d get rubbing, or worse, a dropped chain under load. I went back to Shimano and didn’t look back. ...
SRAM just quietly dropped something big. As of today, the entire old Eagle mechanical and AXS lineup — SX, NX, GX, X01, XX1, and all four AXS variants — is officially dead. In their place: three new groupsets called the Eagle S-Series. S100, S200, and S500. That’s it. This is a massive SKU consolidation, and honestly, it’s probably the right call. What Is the Eagle S-Series? The S-Series is SRAM’s new simplified MTB drivetrain lineup for bikes running a traditional threaded derailleur hanger — not UDH. If you want UDH compatibility, you’re still shopping in the Transmission range. The S-Series is explicitly for legacy hangers, older frames, and OEM builds where UDH isn’t in play. ...