Cassettes
10-52T cassettes for SRAM groupsets: 13-speed XPLR for gravel, 12-speed Eagle Transmission for MTB. Choose them for the groupset you run, the freehub body and the chain.
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The cassette follows the groupset
A cassette is chosen for the derailleur that drives it. The GEN2.0 XPLR goes on SRAM XPLR 13-speed groupsets: Rival and Force keep their cage, while Red XPLR needs the Garbaruk cage, as its own hits the 52-tooth cog. The GEN2.0 T-Type replaces the cassette of an Eagle Transmission groupset, from XX SL to Eagle 70, with the stock derailleur. Both fit an XD freehub body, or XDR with a 1.8 mm spacer, and run with a SRAM Flattop chain.
Six more teeth for gravel
XPLR groupsets are designed for a 10-46. With a 40-tooth chainring and a 700 × 45 tyre, one pedal revolution covers 1.72 m in the 52, against 1.95 m in the 46: 12% less. At 70 rpm, you climb at 7.2 km/h instead of 8.2 without breaking your cadence. That is an MTB range on a gravel bike, useful as soon as the bike is loaded.
Steel where the chain wears, aluminium for colour
Garbaruk splits the materials: chromoly steel cogs, where the chain does the work, and a 7075 aluminium 52-tooth cog, which carries one of the eight colours. The T-Type weighs 340 g, the XPLR 343 g. When fitting, Garbaruk calls for low-strength threadlocker on the T-Type's thread and a torque of 45 N·m. Garbaruk cranksets come in the same colours, for a matching drivetrain.
Frequently asked questions
Which freehub body for a 10-52 cassette?
A SRAM XD body, or XDR with a 1.8 mm spacer: included with the GEN2.0 XPLR, sold separately for the T-Type. These cassettes do not fit a Shimano HG body.
Do you need a new derailleur to go to 52 teeth on gravel?
Not with Rival and Force XPLR, which keep their cage. The Red XPLR needs the Garbaruk XPLR cage. After fitting, redo the chain length with the SRAM calculator and set the guide on the 21-tooth cog, the seventh from the smallest.
Which chain with a Garbaruk cassette?
A SRAM Flattop chain: 12-speed for the T-Type, 12- or 13-speed for the XPLR.