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Whether you're a SRAM AXS drivetrain early adopter or a holdout, we'd like to offer you 5 tips that will enhance your experience with this technology.

Now that it's in its second generation, the clean, cable-free drivetrain and its crisp, quick shifts have proven to be easy to install. However, there are some quirks and surprises in the system that I and many others have experienced over the years including:
1) difficulty with the shift lever positioning and actuation
2) running out of battery mid-ride and losing shifting
3) overly aggressive shifting that causes loud 'pops' and broken chains

Here are some tips that you may find useful.


Please feel free to add your additional tips below in the comments.
 
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1) One rule: never, EVER use a matchmaker mount of ANY KIND. You sacrifice adjustability and ergonomics.
2) Yes, REMOVE the battery before a LONG DRIVE. Protects it from road gunk, salt, etc too
3) If you are needing to use Microadjust on a ride, there is ONLY ONE likely cause - a bent hanger or damaged derailleur. Fix that when you get home, don't just compensate for it.
4) Transmission is OVERRATED and INCOMPATIBLE. If you have multiple bikes, stick with regular AXS Eagle and keep one set of much more affordable spares (or cannibalize between bikes). The incremental performance benefit with Transmission is very small, except MAYBE with a full power eMTB. And some of us had issues with drivetrain noise in cog #3 - it's not uncommon and SRAM doesn't acknowledge the issue
5) Check for firmware updates in the app occasionally - they can add functionality and capabilities, not just bug fixes.
 
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Juansan said:
Do yourself and the environment a favor and stop using batteries, except your pacemaker. Keep bicycling a purely human powered activity.
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Bicycling was, is and always will be a "purely human powered activity."
Evidently you're confusing bicycling with ebiking. Make no mistake, these are two distinct sports.
Don't be confused by how similar they may appear -- they're not the same.
Developing an ability to detect the differences between these disparate sports may save you a lot of mental anguish.
=sParty
 
#10 ·
If your bike is chillin' for a really long time, remove the batteries. My AXS batteries died on one of my bikes because I haven't ridden it in months.
 
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SouthSoundRider said:
If your bike is chillin' for a really long time, remove the batteries. My AXS batteries died on one of my bikes because I haven't ridden it in months.
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Correct. While the bike is chilling, the AXS battery is drainin. Cause it is listenin for some action.
 
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Sparticus said:
Bicycling was, is and always will be a "purely human powered activity."
Evidently you're confusing bicycling with ebiking. Make no mistake, these are two distinct sports.
Don't be confused by how similar they may appear -- they're not the same.
Developing an ability to detect the differences between these disparate sports may save you a lot of mental anguish.
=sParty
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How are they NOT the same when pointed down hill and not pedaling?
 
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RickBullottaPA said:
1) One rule: never, EVER use a matchmaker mount of ANY KIND. You sacrifice adjustability and ergonomics.
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Or you can find the perfect matchmaker that works for YOU and gives YOU the exact location that you want your shifter located at.

The Bike Yoke matchmaker places my shifter exactly where I would have placed it without the maximum adjustability you speak of by not using one.
 
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Ripbird said:
How are they NOT the same when pointed down hill and not peddling?
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In two ways.
First, in the same way my dirt bike is still a dirt bike even when I turn the engine off and coast downhill.
Second, how did you get to the top of the hill before you pointed your motorized-vehicle-with-the-motor-turned-off downhill and stopped peddling (sic)?
If you climbed up there under your own human power (pedaling, I assume — not peddling) with the motor turned off then there may be cause for this discussion to continue.
But you didn’t do that, did you Ripbird. You used the motor to get to the top of the hill.
Ebiking.
If you’re not going to use the motor, don’t ride an ebike. Rather, ride a mountain bike.
=sParty
 
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Sparticus said:
In two ways.
First, in the same way my dirt bike is still a dirt bike even when I turn the engine off and coast downhill.
Second, how did you get to the top of the hill before you pointed your motorized-vehicle-with-the-motor-turned-off downhill and stopped peddling (sic)?
If you climbed up there under your own human power (pedaling, I assume — not peddling) with the motor turned off then there may be cause for this discussion to continue.
But you didn’t do that, did you Ripbird. You used the motor to get to the top of the hill.
Ebiking.
If you’re not going to use the motor, don’t ride an ebike. Rather, ride a mountain bike.
=sParty
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FYI, the motor isn't turned off going downhill, Sparticus and I never mention the climbing portion.
 
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I know that motorized cycling and non-motorized cycling are two different sports, like a Moto Cross bike is a motorized cycle just with a different power source. My concern is the environmental and human costs of batteries. Read the book "Cobalt Red". Within time you will need to replace the battery whereas I've been using the same pair of legs, heart and lungs for 35years.
 
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