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SRAM Force AXS Bike

Current lead time 8-10 weeks.

Regular price $7,440

Our best-selling ABLE is our SRAM Force AXS build. It features the same wireless shifting and electronics platform as the cost-is-no-object Red AXS. But by foregoing Red’s costliest upgrades -- think ceramic bearings, extraordinary finishes, and featherweight hardware (the weight difference between groups is 300g total) -- you save a mint. 

The ABLE is a high-performance off-road machine that tilts more towards the “mountain skinny” side of the gravel segment. It prefers a big tire but keeps a short rear end at 420mm. This is achieved by the most striking feature on the bike - the elevated drive-side chainstay.

Getting a chainstay this short with high tire volume is a packaging exercise because the chainring, chainstay, and tire all compete for space behind the bottom bracket. On mountain bikes this problem is addressed by widening the bottom bracket -- but that affects Q factor in a negative way. When we made the decision to make the ABLE 1X-specific it opened the design envelope and ultimately led to the decision to elevate the chainstay. By moving it up and out of the way we could make it extremely wide resulting in an incredibly responsive ride.

While our ECHO is a Swiss Army knife for a majority of mixed surface riding, when the path gets rambunctious its road-racing genes might seem lacking. We found ourselves wanting a bike that was equally engineered, but felt more at home on steeper, rockier and more rugged terrain. It was from this desire that the ABLE was born. It’s lightweight, tight, durable and agile. You can point it in any direction and go.

The ABLE begs to be ripped around on singletrack, fire roads, hardpack dirt, and chunky gravel. Proven on the brutal roads of the 2019 Dirty Kanza where ALLIED athletes piloted their ABLEs to overall victory.

The ABLE comes standard in the stock color combination of matte black with silver logos.  However, you can customize to the color combo of your choice.  If you have a color in mind you don't find there, contact our customer support team so we can discuss the possibilities. 

Key Features


MAXIMUM CLEARANCE
700x50mm (or 650x55) front and 700x45mm (or 650x47) rear - actual measured width, not tire size
BOTTLE MOUNTS
2x Downtube, Seat Tube and Top Tube bag (or 4th bottle)
CHAINSTAY
420mm length, elevated on the drive side
DRIVETRAIN
Purpose-built for 1x
GEOMETRY
Geometry optimized for gravel and other off-road riding with a headtube angle of 71 degrees and a trail of 66mm for most sizes, with a stack slightly taller than the Allroad and Alfa Disc

Build Kit

BOTTOM BRACKET
SRAM DUB
BRAKES
SRAM Force D2 HRD
CASSETTE
SRAM XG-1295 Eagle 10-50
CHAIN
SRAM X01 Eagle
CRANKSET
SRAM Force 1 D2 Crankset 40t
HANDLEBAR
FSA Adventure Compact
HANDLEBAR TAPE
Arundel Gecko
REAR DERAILLEUR
SRAM X01 Eagle AXS
SADDLE
Selle Italia Model X
SEATPOST
FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost
SHIFT LEVERS
SRAM Force AXS
STEM
FSA Energy SCR Stem
TIRES
WTB Resolute 700x42 TCS 120tpi SG2
WHEELSET
Industry Nine UL250 Carbon CX 700c

Sizing Guide

XS SM MD LG XL
Crankset 170 172.5 172.5 175 175
Handlebar 40 40 42 42 44
Stem 80 90 100 100 110

Frame Geometry

XS SM MD LG XL
A. Headtube Angle 70 71 71 71 71
B. Seat Tube Angle 74 74 74 73.25 73.25
C. Head Tube Length 120 143 160 180 200
D. Effective Top Tube Length 531 544 553 576 591
E. Seat Tube Length (c-t) 470 520 540 560 580
F. Chainstay Length 420 420 420 420 420
G. Stack 533 559 575 597 615
H. Reach 376 382 387 396 405
I. Bottom Bracket Drop 70 70 70 70 70
J. Wheelbase 1009 1019 1029 1040 1055
K. Standover Height (w/700x43) 750 780 800 820 840
L. Fork Rake 51 51 51 51 51
Have a Question?

Elevated chainstay

Building a chainstay this short with high tire volume is a packaging exercise because the chainring, chainstay, and tire all compete for space behind the bottom bracket. By moving the ABLE chainstay up and out of the way we could make it super-wide resulting in an incredibly responsive ride.

1x Crankset

A 1x drivetrain is quickly becoming the industry standard for gravel: You’ll always find the right gear at the right time. The ABLE is 1x-specific, which allows us to elevate the chainstay for tire clearance without resorting to a super-wide mountain bike-like Q-factor.

Tire clearance

The ABLE is designed around a 700x42c: This is the tire size we recommend for optimum BB height and steering (remember: tire size affects steering geometry.) But if you ride in really chunky rocky terrain the ABLE can adapt with 650c wheels and tires as big as 47mm in the rear and 55mm in the front.

Adventure-ready

Four sets of bottle mounts -- one on each side of the downtube, one set on the seat tube, and a top tube mount ideally suited for a bolt-on bag.

Customer Reviews

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ward mclain
Heaven on earth

Bought this demo Bike for my wife… Absolutely perfect not a blemish on it she loves every inch of it

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Mark Telles
This bike goes anywhere and everywhere.

I ordered my Able thru my local bike shop, after testing for proper fit. During the build, the Allied team would periodically send me photos of the bike. I've now had the bike for 7 months or so, and this bike is solid. The bike is very light, but feels solid and even burly. The fit is right on the money and the components ( SRAM Force Electronic) were worth the wait. I love this bike for gravel riding, which for me includes lots of mountain trails. The bike is responsive and stable, and is the most comfortable bikes I have ever owned. I highly recommend the Able.

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Graham Morrison
AXS 1x12

Very clean and precise. I have been a SRAM fan for years…..

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Graham Morrison

So far so good!!! Responsive and light……

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Marcelo Ferreira

Awesome bike! I’ve received what was promised! Great service, where I was not a standard client number.