So instead of the familiar 3x9 Replica Omega 4877.72.36 Co-Axial Automatic Watch configuration

SRAM has released its much-anticipated XX cross-country group. As expected, the group is built around a 10-speed rear cassette paired with a double-chainring up front, instead of the standard triple. So instead of the familiar 3x9 Replica Omega 4877.72.36 Co-Axial Automatic Watch configuration, XX incorporates a 2x10 setup (hence the name). As with SRAM’s top-end road group, Red, the middle eight cogs of the XX rear cassette are forged from a single piece of steel that has been hollowed out to save weight and clear mud and dirt. SRAM claims that each cassette requires about nine hours from start to finish.

Though this is SRAM’s first complete mountain-bike group, it would be a stretch to say the company was starting from scratch. SRAM has been a leading manufacturer of mountain-bike derailleurs for several years. During that stretch, the Chicago-based company acquired the mountain-bike-industry leaders Avid (brakes) Replica Omega 4570.33 De Ville Prestige Watch and Truvativ (cranks). So the pieces were all in place for a complete SRAM group. Additionally, since SRAM also owns the suspension brand RockShox, it has been able to introduce XX-branded shocks and suspension forks to go along with the new group. Not coincidentally, one of the highlights of the new group is a hydraulic handlebar-mounted remote fork lockout.

This is a great choice for the watch as it places the big date at the 12 oclock position instead of the 3 oclock position that is had with the ETA 2826-2.One thing I did not like about the Aerodyn Date, and is likely the case with many DS models is the Replica Omega 1586.70 Constellation Quadrella Watch laser-etched logo on the crown. I would think for this price range a machined logo in the crown is minimum. Ther laser-etched logo is more in-line with watches in the $500 range found in lower-end department stores such as Guess and Fossil.