I’m at the two month mark waiting for a SRAM Force AXS hydro groupset.

One of the cool things about AXS, aside from the wireless thing which is effin’ sweet, is that the individual battery units provide interchangeability in the event one goes dead unexpectedly. You can swap the derailleur batteries if necessary, or grab a spare and carry that; they’re small and light. Same with the CR2032s in the shifters, but you could toss a spare in your road kit and not even know it’s there. The claim is that the batteries last a long time, though, and long term reviews support that, so I’m not even worrying about it.

As this is going on a bike that’s going to see winter rides, the left/right shifting setup of E-Tap AXS is a huge boon for winter glove riding, too.

The SRAM shift arrangement is also like the paddle shifters in every performance car on the road, so I like the ergonomic continuity there. For non-drivers I can understand that’s a non-issue, but it’s like the right front brake setup for motorcycle riders: critical reflexive behavior. I sold my moto years ago, but it’s so ingrained, I still run my bicycles that way.