SRAM's Force eTap AXS D2 is the redesigned second-generation Force shift-brake lever, and if you've ridden the original Force AXS you'll notice the hood shape immediately — it's taller, more contoured, and sits differently in the hand. The system pairs a shift-brake lever with a hydraulic disc caliper, ships with either a 950mm or 1800mm hose depending on whether you're building the front or rear side, and includes Bonus Buttons, texture on the hoods and paddles, and stiffer calipers that give you one-finger braking from either the hoods or the drops. The redesign came out of four years of rider feedback aimed at fitting a wider range of hand sizes and eliminating finger pinch under hard braking.

Sold individually as either the left/front or right/rear side, so you'll need to order both to build out a complete cockpit. The included caliper uses Flat Mount with a 20mm offset bracket and steel-backed organic pads , which is the standard interface on current road and gravel frames — bolts directly to threaded inserts in the frame or fork without an adapter. Rotors and mounting hardware for oversized rotors are sold separately.

Shifting runs on SRAM's eTap logic: right lever moves the chain to a harder gear, left lever moves it to an easier gear, and both levers together shift the front derailleur. Each lever runs on a CR2032 coin cell battery housed in the shifter body rather than a rechargeable pack, and the levers pair wirelessly with the rest of your AXS ecosystem — derailleurs, Reverb AXS dropper, or a mullet setup with an Eagle AXS rear derailleur. The AXS app handles firmware updates, button customization, and battery monitoring.... Read More