Will we wear the next-gen of SRAM AXS shifters on our hands? Or maybe have voice-activated shifting? Hey Siri, shift...
On April 1st 2021, SRAM filed a patent for wearable wireless shifters, or suspension control remotes, integrated directly into a rider’s gloves. The technology would use a set of pressure-sensitive resistors built into the fabric of the glove, to wirelessly actuate derailleur shifting in a highly programmable way. Flicking or extending a finger, or compression of the fingertip against the grip, or even the thumb tip, signals to the derailleur to perform a shift.
Such devices have many advantages as shift control sensors. They are low power, very durable and do not require contact with any other object to work. The sensor simply senses its relative position in space as a function of gravity and change of position as a function of acceleration.
On a drop bar, there are three hand positions that a rider might be pedalling along in at any time. There’s the aero position in the drops, an upright position on the tops, with the hoods position between those extremes.having to change hand position. You can run SRAM eTap AXS Wireless Blips anywhere on the bar, and you are not limited to two. But, adding more shifters means adding more wires and thus, more weight. It will also clutter the cockpit, reducing the aesthetic value.
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