Festive 500 Day 7 // SRAM XPLR AXS Gravel Bike Drivetrain Upgrade

It's the penultimate day of the 2021 #Festive500 and the temperature is rising here in country Victoria. Today's 62km loop is a mix of everything from flat, hilly, and music events at medieval castles 🏰. Along the way I take you through all the details about the upgrade to Mrs Lama's Cervelo Aspero gravel bike gearing from Rival 40T 10-36 to the new RED AXS eTap XPLR allowing for a 10-44 on the back.
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[@jamesmckinney9639]

You know it''s great content when a fly wants to be part of it and probably other wildlife were watching, especially Marsupials. Always good to have Von included.

[@XX-is7ps]

Its a form of masochism sat here watching you ride around in the sunshine in a short sleeve jersey in December. If I turn my head to the right and look out of the window I see rain, cloud and jealousy 😁

[@grayareauk]

Great series Shane, thanks for sharing.

[@Carftymk]

SRAM absolutely nailed ratios with XPLR imo. i'd even consider this on the road as a non-competitor with a 42/44T

[@Ghostina1]

i have an 10-48t Cassette with a Red etap AXS derailleur ... it is awesome and you can go easy one by!

[@Carftymk]

@@Ghostina1 what brand is the cassette?

[@Ghostina1]

@@Carftymk Garbaruk. Absolutely great performance

[@SantaCruzStigmataCC4]

​@@Ghostina1 Do U use Garbaruk 10-48 XD cassette exactly with SRAM XPLR RD?

[@Ghostina1]

@@SantaCruzStigmataCC4 nope. Sram Red etap AXS

[@charlesstorey8425]

Great forest scenery and loving seeing all the sunshine you're getting.

[@vincem5]

loving these videos Shane. a refreshing change and great to see the back roads of Ballarat.congrats!

[@shanew634]

Great mini series of the Festive 500 rides Shane. Great effort too.

[@galenkehler]

Congrats on completing the 500!

[@davidcummings7735]

Great series Shane, more of these in the future, Happy New Year to both you and Von. Cheers 🥂🍻.

[@86309]

I just switched to the ethirteen Helix Race 9-45, from my Force 10-44 XPLR, with a 40 up front the ratios are really good. The 9 is perfect for stuff over53kph with the 40 up front.

[@chrissinclair6086]

Well done, Shane and a great video and gearing explanation overview on the swap. Please send some of that glorious weather to the UK. All the best for 2022 (edited as hit enter, not space before completing)

[@marekzmazur2077]

I really enjoy watching your riding videos. Australia is so beautiful.

[@fabianmolyneux2308]

Kudos on bagging your Rapha 500. Varied and interesting. Thanks

[@JonneyReay1968]

Great series of videos, I am very much enjoying the change over the Christmas / New Year period. Amazing routes you have near where you live. I wish we had gravel like that in the UK. Thanks for all the content in 2021. Happy New Year.

[@kellrockets101]

Love my XPLR...Has worked flawlessy so far

[@incidentshappen]

Most of my KMs have been on Zwift this week with our FCold/FWet weather but I have forced myself outside for a few rides. Naturally Rapha had their after-Christmas sale with a ton of cold weather gear, too late for the festive. Ah well, we will hope for a few warm days this winter...

[@larrygraham1580]

Congrats Shane. Now for a few bonus kilometres. For the rest of us northern climate riders, we appreciate and envy the summer riding and scenery. Cheers

[@stephenbetley9596]

Decided I'm doing my #Festive500 in June. Just stopped raining in the UK in time for it ending. Marvelous.

[@RustyRacer]

I'd definitely get a gravel bike if I had roads like that, it looks awesome!

[@skipwalker1954]

Thanks for the look at Von's drivetrain upgrades. Happy Wife.... Happy Life! as the saying goes.

[@Mattymarr023]

Well Done Shane on the F500, best series of reviews to date. On a side note, can’t wait to see the new Zwift “Real” Tron Trainer bike in the Llama lab. Very interesting to see when it’s rolled out and what price they’ll be. Love to hear your initial thoughts.

[@KD_cycling]

Good luck quieting those Scribe hubs down. My mechanic packed mine with grease. Worked great... for about 3hrs

[@myminx]

Thanks for the company ! Making the indoor cycling #rapha500 a bit more manageable .

[@yousufkazmi7842]

FWet over here, so Zwift it is BikeCalc & Sheldon Brown have given me many happy bike ratios over the years :) Nice comment on the music kids/ cyclist dresscodes too (been on both sides of that one, ah what it was to be young once!)

[@Konzuug]

That fly was the star guest of today's show haha

[@gplama]

🪰🤣

[@grobbosixtyone]

Another great video. That red car at the roundabout looked like it braked late.

[@gplama]

Yeah, it did. Good pick up!

[@samslichter3566]

These vids are killing me, -10 and snowy here in Vancouver

[@jonathanzappala]

Fhot hih? It’s like your trolling us with your short sleeves and sunshine 😂. I’ve only done 3 days outside and got cold feet on all of them, and they were all wet. A lot of zwift for me.

[@AREMPEE]

So I currently have a 2x 46/33 and 10-36 cassette on my 22 S-Works Crux, can I change the rear derailleur to fit 10-44 cassette without changing the front chain rings?

[@droptoe]

Great videos. For general road use which head unit do you prefer, the Garmin 830 or the Karoo 2?

[@gplama]

1030 Plus. The Edge units record the most data of any GPS unit. The Elemnt units are a close second for most of what I need.

[@chrisbaum998]

What brand of drink mix are you using in your bottles? Thanks for the great videos!!

[@gplama]

Staminade. It's an Aussie brand that's on the shelf in the supermarkets.

[@davidparrycfi]

Well done! I prefer the quick-edits, actually....

[@gplama]

Thanks! Somehow my quick edits end up with really long videos! 🤣

[@daveward6098]

Shane, your gravel roads are so quiet you should have Mrs Lama along replacing Larma Drives with Larma Rides. Unless you are worried Mrs Lama will show you up.

[@timbrown395]

Your #Festive500 videos have been fantastic and really helped me survive my own Festive 500 indoors due to the heat wave in Perth. Great work. Any recommendations for video editing software for a novice?

[@gplama]

Thanks Tim. iMovie on the Mac is a great starting point for video edits. I used it for almost a year (maybe more?) for this channel before switching to Final Cut Pro.

[@timbrown395]

Thanks Shane. I also just watched your Garmin Vibe video, that will fit the bill nicely.

[@user-fo8kz5es2c]

@@timbrown395 VIRB*

[@philippkellner4757]

Hey Shane , Which wheels are you riding ? They look aero :) would you still recommend the wheels for a heavy rider with 94kg? Cheers from 🇩🇪 Phil

[@gplama]

Scribe Aero Wide+ 50-D on this bike at the moment. They're not gravel wheels but they're doing the job for now. Not sure on wheels for heavier riders. I'd recommend diving into the specs on each manufacturers website. Scribe have a note about maximum weights on their wheel listings.

[@jeskli11]

@@gplama Scribe also offers Aero Wide+ 50-HD - the HD standing for high durability. The rim shape is identical, they just have compared to yours more spokes and perhaps the rim is slightly more heavy duty as they come in about 100 g heavier. However, they have weight limit (if I remember correctly) of 120 kg, so they should be absolutely okay for 94kg rider.

[@darkzine]

Have you considered reviewing the Chinese cycle trainers, and clothing from AliExpress, etc? - Could be interesting comparison against known brands?

[@gplama]

I have a number of those trainers here in the queue.

[@haydonbiglands1106]

Hi Shane. Love your videos especially the F500 ones. Wondering if you could help me with info on Sram XPLR components. I am looking at buying an Aspero frame with wheels/bars/saddle etc & then would have to source a drivetrain for it. I want to put the Sram XPLR 1x12 components either Force or Rival on it but I'm a bit lost with all the different components. Would you mind listing the specific components i would need eg shifter & calliper set, RD, & cranks . Any comments on Fortce Vs Rival would also be appreciated. Thanks In advanced. Haydon

[@gplama]

I've published a video with all my Aspero component here that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZuqd3yrqKeZmc0 Rival AXS is a great groupset.

[@haydonbiglands1106]

@@gplama Shane thanks for pointing me to your video, it had all the info I was looking for. The Aspero frame fell through, so I ordered a new Revolt with Rival Etap XPLR . Should have it I a few weeks, swapping out the dropper post with a carbon one. Thanks again Haydon

[@brettfliesser]

what tires do you use? i have a gravel bike but use mostly on road (i like the geometry better and it was the only bike i can find, im new). I would like to do some gravel riding though in the near future but need gravel tires. Looking for recommendations.

[@incidentshappen]

Panaracers are v. good; they came with my gravel bike but one tore so I have maxxis ramblers on now and they're not bad either. Both are fast, tubeless compatible and probably lean more towards light gravel/on road use which is perfect for my needs.

[@gplama]

On this bike: Goodyear Connector Folding Tyre - Black Ultimate/Silica4 - TL 700 x 40mm. I use Zipp G40 (XPLR) 40mm (700c) and Panaracer GK SK 48mm (650b)

[@TheCrossroads09]

Have you considered reviewing bike packing mods/tech?

[@gplama]

Will do if I take up bike packing. 👌🏼

[@TheCrossroads09]

@@gplama You have an external battery bank for the Varia so your well on the way!😆

[@abedfo88]

Lovely gravel roads, but fair dinkum it looks toasty.

[@gplama]

Warmer again tomorrow. 36C. ☀️🔥

[@abedfo88]

@@gplama my idea of hell haha (fair skinned over here!)

[@PK_Blinder]

Looks like you were well underdressed for the castle...

[@JEstr357]

02:59 🪰

[@PedroPrego]

What is the handlebar on von's bike??

[@gplama]

Zipp SC SL 70 XPLR. I think they're 38cm. Needs wider. We'll update these soon.

[@cyclingthomas826]

Do you know why they have made the sl7 rubbish on zwift?

[@gplama]

No idea.

[@SwanWillTearYouApart]

feedback: less gear charts, more outback porn please ;)

[@jeskli11]

5:11 : You can go 9 tooth in the back. Take a look at e*thirteen TRS PLUS 12 Speed Cassette with a range of 9-46 or 9-50. 9 tooth cog equipped cassetes for XD(R) driver bodies are manufactured by a few other companies too, however, this is the only one I know about that's 12 speed.

[@gplama]

Interesting!

[@jeskli11]

@@gplama My brother-in-law had the 11 speed version of that cassette on his Salsa Fargo before he switched to sorta Eagle mullet setup (but mechanical as he used his original Force levers with Ratio installed in them). It's probably not worth the switch from 10-52 Eagle setup, but I suspect the XPLR rear mech officially designed for 44t cog max should handle the 9-46 version of this cassette just about fine.