The corner at 11:42 tells you everything you need to know about why/how Vergier and Bruni are so fast - smooth, planted, right on the left of the track (almost on the grass) where there are the least bumps... Magical.

To be honest I don’t mind the rolling resistance at all. It’s hard to say if you would though as I think it’s a lot to do with the kind of terrain you have to ride - almost all of the trails around me are mega skippy and steep, but if they were flatter and required more rolling speed I’m sure it’d be a different story. I have no issues pedalling it around though, and on my previous bike with the same set up actually did a 113km road ride and the rolling resistance wasn’t nearly as much of an issue as I’d thought it would be.

Cheers!

I’ve only mounted my Garmin to it so far. It would take my phone if I had a case with an adaptor though, and the mount is definitely stiff enough to take it.

The combo is amazing, I’ve been on eagle (not axs, an X01/GX mash up) for the last couple of years and the shifting on this set up is a definite marked improvement. Obviously the AXS shifting is really consistent and precise, but being able to just hold the paddle down and mash on the pedals while changing from 12th-1st is straight luxury.

I’m sure the actual shifting performance isn’t really any quicker or better than a good condition and we’ll set up Shimano group, but I chose the AXS mainly for the longevity - I know that next time I get on the bike it’ll still be perfect, no sticky or stretched cable etc. I like just not having to think about it at all.