Jim-
I thought so, too. The first SRAM Eagle 12-speed was nearly $2k.
But a GX Eagle groupset retails for ~$500, and NX Eagle for ~$375. Pretty
comparable to Shimano's offerings at the middle of the market. But not
commodity level yet.
On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 8:52 AM Jim Bronson wrote:
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The big question is price. The first year Sram had 12, it was uber
expensive. Now I think they've brought out a more affordable 12 speed
groupset, but I'm looking for commodity prices like where 9 and 10 are
now. I think 11 is just about at commodity levels too, but I don't think
12 speed
Yep, I just built myself an All-City Electric Queen (steel hardtail frame)
with SRAM GX Eagle 1 x 12. 10-50t cassette with a 32t chain ring. It
works great. But it did require SRAM's proprietary XD freehub body, which
was an added cost to the Hope hub I used.
But I'm still not sold on 1 x for
The industry has gone to 12 now?
They have a 1 x 12 on an Atlantis. Far out!.
I also wonder if, with the existing 11 and 12 cogset setups if you are tied
in to a certain manufacturer, component-wise, like with indexing.
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