Shifting SRAM AXS without a Shifter! Emergency Shifting!

I also use this method in the work-stand if a shifter battery is dead. SRAM AXS shifting is smart. Probably the smartest thing we saw in the bike industry in the past decade. Even more than CBD flavored jelly beans.
SRAM AXS requires batteries. Don't let your batteries die.
See my video on replacing the shifter batteries on AXS.

[@arpatoz]

Thank you, man! I found myself in a tough spot today with a dead lever battery in the middle of a 60km cold & rainy ride, and two big climbs ahead. Feeling a bit hopeless, I turned to KZbin, stumbled upon your video, and voila! Just a few double-clicks at the bottom of each climb did the trick. You truly saved the day!

[@insightbike]

I'm glad you found this video. SRAM has some intelligent engineers, some of the most brilliant equipment I see is coming from them. Glad you saved the ride!

[@Neo1976]

Thank you !!!! Finally someone who tell us how to shift without battery on control !!! I have my blips on repair (warranty)....

[@insightbike]

I had a customer's bike and just kept pushing buttons to see what would happen. good results! Thanks for checking it out.

[@pauleichner8831]

do the blips take the 2032 batteries as well? seems like a good way to have multiple back up batteries in a pinch, and I assume you can use the blips alongside the regular shifters correct?

[@Neo1976]

@@pauleichner8831 I have no idea what type of battery is inside the blips, they were replaced under warranty, in two years I will try to open them and I will be able to tell you, in any case you can use them together with the standard control

[@omargutierrez2482]

I wish I would’ve seen this video earlier today. My buddies 2032 went out on him when we first started our bike ride at Marshall Canyon.

[@insightbike]

well, one of these days you'll need this trick. Probably for a stranger.

[@pauleichner8831]

Now show us how to shift when the battery on the derailer dies, LOL. I am just about to buy my first bike with the Eagle AXS, scared to death about electronic failures, but eventually I'd probably have to make the leap so might as well do it now, while I am in the market for the new bike.

[@insightbike]

Just stay on top of your battery maintenance, which is really infrequent. Carry a spare AXS battery. Carry a spare CR2032 as well for the shifter. It's pretty dang nice, though I can't afford that stuff.

[@lukeplummer8544]

Do you see any reason this would not work for shifting indefinitely? (like the derailleur shuts down after a few minutes without a shifter connected or something). I would like to open up the derailleur and wire a handlebar button to this emergency button, then use without any axs controller.

[@insightbike]

It’s a potential. But who knows. I don’t think anyone has done that.

[@jeskli11]

Can confirm it works on Rival XPLR AXS too.

[@insightbike]

That’s a Texas sized 10-4! Thank you.

[@ruanbotes2931]

Very very helpful thanks dude

[@omargutierrez2482]

But now we know for the future

[@christianapfel4714]

Amazing. Thank you so much. BTW, have you considered renaming your channel into "Happy Bike Mechanic" or "Cool Bike Mechanic?" Not sure whether it might give you more likes.

[@insightbike]

Thank you. Trying to handle that at the moment actually! My shop and bike school are Insight Bike Works. So it will likely change to that.

[@offthecouchproductions8999]

Road axs, firmwware update done, all Batts full, L shifter responds to app and NOTHING else... =frustrated.

[@insightbike]

have you found a fix yet?

[@offthecouchproductions8999]

@@insightbike Replaced the battery under the left hood. Delete, update, reinstall,,, I might have done it wrong😂 according exact spec but getting them all to blink/sink simultaneously relied on me holding down both, right and left small sink buttons at the same time so it was just a bit fiddly. The group is so good so often, by the time I need to tweak it, I have forgotten and would also need to update anyways.