Upon first pondering the spec sheet for the Triban 520 I was initially intrigued by what is safe to describe as an unfamiliar set of components for this price range, but let’s start with the frameset.

Not content with three 12-speed electronic drivetrain options, SRAM has launched Apex AXS, sitting below its Red AXS, Force AXS and Rival AXS groupsets. It’s one-by only (1x) and available in XPLR ...