TransAm
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I'm thinking about using the SRAM Eagle AXS controller (thumb shifter) with a 1x drivetrain on the V20 (with the stock handlebar in the conventional orientation). I see that most people use brifters mounted at odd angles on the flared handlebars.
SRAM AXS allows mix/match with road and mountain shifters and derailleurs. So I can use Red or Force AXS brifters, but they are crazy expensive purchased separately. And they are not really needed for 1x. I can also use the blipbox, but the box alone costs as much as two Eagle controllers, even before the cost of the extra buttons. So I could just use a second controller in lieu of extra buttons.
With the thumb shifter, I could use TT brakes on the bar ends, but that's weird. And mountain bike brakes have the cables too far out from the bars to dress neatly. I'm thinking about just using interrupter (inline, but configured as end of the line) brake levers with the thumb shifter in the drops.
On my trans-con road bike I have foam grips on the drop ends of Salsa Cowbell bars (the Cowbell bars are flared, but not as much as their Woodchipper version, which is similar to the V20 stock handlebar). I just ordered a set of neon yellow foam grips for the V20 bar ends. I'm assuming I would set up the bars to be comfortable riding with my hands on the end of the drops, as I do all day/night on my road bike.
So my Q is should I put an extra set of inline brakes on the tops? I see that many V20's don't even have the bar tops taped. But on extreme racing setups, I have seen cropped straight bars--i.e. just tops. Is riding on the tops an option for reduced drag, especially pounding into the wind?
SRAM AXS allows mix/match with road and mountain shifters and derailleurs. So I can use Red or Force AXS brifters, but they are crazy expensive purchased separately. And they are not really needed for 1x. I can also use the blipbox, but the box alone costs as much as two Eagle controllers, even before the cost of the extra buttons. So I could just use a second controller in lieu of extra buttons.
With the thumb shifter, I could use TT brakes on the bar ends, but that's weird. And mountain bike brakes have the cables too far out from the bars to dress neatly. I'm thinking about just using interrupter (inline, but configured as end of the line) brake levers with the thumb shifter in the drops.
On my trans-con road bike I have foam grips on the drop ends of Salsa Cowbell bars (the Cowbell bars are flared, but not as much as their Woodchipper version, which is similar to the V20 stock handlebar). I just ordered a set of neon yellow foam grips for the V20 bar ends. I'm assuming I would set up the bars to be comfortable riding with my hands on the end of the drops, as I do all day/night on my road bike.
So my Q is should I put an extra set of inline brakes on the tops? I see that many V20's don't even have the bar tops taped. But on extreme racing setups, I have seen cropped straight bars--i.e. just tops. Is riding on the tops an option for reduced drag, especially pounding into the wind?
