Five things you need to know about...SRAM FORCE AND RIVAL AXS £2,528 & £1,721

SRAM's second and third-tier groupsets now offer premium Red-level performance

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1 Levelling up

Perhaps nowhere is the concept of 'trickle-down technology' more keenly felt than in the groupset, responsible as it is for the vital tasks of shifting and braking. Certainly, it's the case here. Both Force and Rival now benefit from many of the technological advancements of SRAM's top-tier offering, Red AXS. The US brand has been at the forefront of the democratisation of wireless shifting for some time, but now it's providing WorldTour-proven functionality across the board at a far more palatable price. Arguably, the only discernible differences between Red, Force and Rival are now weight and materials.

2 One-finger braking