SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset Reviews
Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £85 – Save 11% (RRP: £95)
Take a look now to discover what makes SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.
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SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset features
Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Cranksets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset.
The first thing is material. Looking at what SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Cranksets. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Cranksets. Brands like SRAM are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Cranksets category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Cranksets.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £85 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Cranksets
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Cranksets.
We found 182 in the Cranksets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £192.65, making it below average at £85.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Cranksets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £999.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.79.
With 182 products available we worked out that 127 cost more than SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset and 51 were cheaper.
Cost of SRAM products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 302 products from SRAM, of which 30 were in the Cranksets category.
For now though we’re looking at SRAM branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £186.89 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest SRAM product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £2300.00.
Of the 302 from SRAM, 139 were more expensive than SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset and 161 were cheaper.
How much are SRAM Cranksets?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at SRAM products that are listed in the Cranksets category.
The average price of the 30 products that match this search was £246.34, with the cheapest coming in at £43.99 and highest price was £550.00. With the average being £246.34, SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset comes in below average.
25 products that meet this search were more expensive than SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset and 3 were cheaper.
SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Cranksets category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset or another similar product, like Campagnolo H11 Ultra Torque 11Speed Double Chainset reviews or Campagnolo Potenza HO Ultra Torque 11Speed Chainset reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Cranksets.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Cranksets. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with SRAM, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.7/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010949165
- Product ID 2: 571262UK
- Brand: SRAM
- Model number: 00.6118.476.001
- RRP: £95
- EAN: 710845796470
- Description: SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single ChainsetThis SRAM GXP chainset sits within the Apex family and is perfect for converting your traditional 2x setup to 1x. Its 10 and 11 speed compatible and suitable for Gravel, Road and Cyclocross use.Specifications:Arm Material: AluminiumChainring Material: AluminiumChainring Tooth Count: 42TSpeed: 10/11Bolt Circle Diameter (BCD): 4-Bolt 110 BCDBB Spindle Interface: 24mmQ Factor: 149mmChainline: 45.5mmTechnology: GXP BB, X-Sync™ chainringsCompatible with 130mm, 135mm and 142mm OLD framesGreater frame and tyre clearance than other road cranks, 2mm per sideIntegrated 4-arm, asymmetric spider maximises stiffness to weight ratioTechnology:X-Sync™ chainring – SRAM’s X-Sync™ 1x chainrings provide the highest level of performance and durability. Tall square teeth edges engage the chain earlier than traditional triangle shaped teeth. Their sharp and narrow tooth profile and their rounded chamfer edges help to manage a deflected chain. To provide the best possible performance in muddy conditions, the X-SYNC™ chainrings have been designed with mud-clearing recesses for the inner chain links and rollers. Engineered in Germany, X-SYNC™ rings are an integral part of the SRAM 1x™ drivetrain.
- Full Category: Components > Cranksets
- Savings percentage from RRP: 11%
- Size: GXP
- Unisex
- 10
- Adult
Other options for Cranksets
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Cranksets. 182 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching SRAM Apex 1 GXP Road Single Chainset included,
Campagnolo Centaur Ultra Torque 11 Speed Chainset reviews, Seal BMX Progression Cranks reviews, or we really liked the look of Blank Generation TSC Cranks reviews as another alternative.