Sram wireless blips

[dr50470]

Awaiting delivery of a Rival AXS 2X setup. When I purchased it I was led to believe that the blips would not work with the Rival level. Now I've seen info from SRAM that suggests the new wireless blip is compatible with the Rival setup. Anyone have any experience using the blips (in general or specifically with the Rival level)? I've used the Di2 remote buttons and love them.

[kppolich]

https://www.sram.com/globalassets/do...bility-map.pdf


"For drop handlebars, the accessory shift buttons are optional for RED and Force. For Rival drop handlebars, only a Wireless Blip (ES-EAC-BLIP-B1) can be used as an optional shift button."

I use them on my MTB. They work great and are very slim.
Only downside is 1 click per shift, no holding down the button for multi-shift.

[charliedid]

Works fine

[dr50470]

I thought they are advertised as doing multiple shifts if the button is held down?

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by dr50470

I thought they are advertised as doing multiple shifts if the button is held down?

Nope

[jbay]

The missus has wireless blips on her road bike and really likes them.

Does anyone have a lead on where to buy them right now? I ask, but I believe SRAM have disallowed internet sales of them.

[Dave]

You can buy them online, but finding them in stock is unlikely. Bike tires direct has a 2/2/23 expected delivery.

[Upcountry]

I posted a WTB a few weeks back in the classified section. I kept on searching the usual retailers, and randomly a few pairs popped up in stock at Amain/Performance, who a few days prior showed an eta of March... So I'd just keep refreshing the search options and pounce when they appear in stock, or when someone reputable will let you pre-order with a solid arrival date.

[dr50470]

actually found them available at Pedal, in Kalamazoo, MI without a markeup or taxes.

Donald

[jbay]

Has anyone using Wireless Blips notice they are missing shifts? That is, you press the button but nothing happens. For a while, I thought that I might be pressing the button improperly when wearing gloves. The buttons are quite tactile, though, and give a perceptible click when pressed. I have also been very deliberate when pressing them on recent rides. However, the issue persists. They work perhaps 9 times out of 10, but that 10th shift will be one you really don't want to miss!

This review on Cycling Weekly is the only place I've seen mention of a similar problem. Funnily enough, the reviewer also doubted himself:

"I did however have quite a few missed changes on mine, but as these were when in the middle of a threshold level TT effort it’s hard to say whether it was the Blip and mech not talking to each other, or if I didn’t press hard enough every time, or if a bump in the road stopped me from pressing as hard as I needed to. I suspect it was rider error, not quite pressing hard enough."

Anyone else?

[jbay]

Following up to my own post, a term that I am not used to using in association with bikes - a firmware upgrade - took care of my shifting issues. There hasn’t been a blip since.

[Alistair]

Bumpity bump…

I haven’t been able to find anything on SRAM’s website, so I’m asking here…

Use case is converting a Force AXS 2x bike from drop bars to flat bars. Trying to figure out what shifting options are available (without switching to 1x).

Can a single wireless Blip be used as a toggle for the FD?

If that doesn’t work, can I use a pair of Blips for the FD alongside a GX AXS pod for the RD?

I guess the other option is sequential mode, which I can try with the current drop bar levers to see if I like it. I already use the 2 gear compensation mode, so maybe sequential mode won’t feel totally whacky.

[gospastic]

Use a pair for the FD and RD. Press both at the same time to shift the FD, one at a time to shift the RD up or down the cassette.

[djg21]

Originally Posted by dr50470

Awaiting delivery of a Rival AXS 2X setup. When I purchased it I was led to believe that the blips would not work with the Rival level. Now I've seen info from SRAM that suggests the new wireless blip is compatible with the Rival setup. Anyone have any experience using the blips (in general or specifically with the Rival level)? I've used the Di2 remote buttons and love them.

I got a set for my wife’s gravel bike that has force shifters. The batteries died in a matter of months. The bike had not seen a lot of use. The Blips were sent back for warranty replacement, and it’s been almost 3 months. In the meantime, I replaced them with a set of wired multiclick shifter buttons. I use these on my gravel bike, and wired blips on my road bike. Figure I’ll sell the wireless blips when I get them back, if I ever get them. I like wired blips and multiclicks better.

[djg21]

Originally Posted by dr50470

I thought they are advertised as doing multiple shifts if the button is held down?

You can program them to do this on the AXS App that you install on your phone. You configure all of the shifters to do this.