Home > Bike Types > Cyclocross

SRAM Unveils Powerdome X-Glide 1090 – Chiseled Cyclocross-Specific Cassette

Written by Kristi Benedict
22 Comments
Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More

SRAM Powerdome X Glide 1090 cyclocross cassette 12-27

SRAM has unveiled “the first cyclocross specific cassette” with their new Powerdome X-Glide 1090.

It borrows the one-piece cog body and heavy machining work of the XX and new road cassette to help mud, grit and grime fall through easier. Milling is done between the gears on the tool steel cluster and on heat treated alloy backplate, which doubles as the 27t cog. Weight is a paltry 159g and, like the others, comes in with a hefty price tag of $335 (€300).

UPDATED: More & better pics added.

What makes it cyclocross specific is the tooth counts. It’s offered only as a close ratio 12-27, which is apparently what ‘cross superstars Jeremy Powers and Katie Compton have been asking for. Full tooth counts are 12-13-14-15-16-17-19-21-24-27, which means there’s no big jumps between gears. Available in December, another pic after the break…

sram red xglide 12 27t cassette

Kristi Benedict
4,385 articles
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

22 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
issacross
issacross
12 years ago

i love that a 12-27 is now a “close ratio” wasn’t long ago that this was the widest road cassette you could get.

0
Reply
apsbiker
apsbiker
12 years ago

December? For cyclocross? December? Really?

Not that I would buy one, but for a lot of the amateurs that would, December is too late for State CX or the like. Companies need to get ahead of the game on CX and stop releasing stuff in the late season like this. (TNT Vittorias for example from last year) People do set their bikes up before the season starts, you know.

Anyway, cool product, at least they’re thinking about the CXers now.

0
Reply
Vectorbug
Vectorbug
12 years ago

December is the best time to build a cx bike, everyone else is selling theirs! Hello craigsbay.

0
Reply
Mark Sheffield
Mark Sheffield
12 years ago

Is it April Fool’s Day? What’s next, a $300 chain that us cx specific?

0
Reply
mkrahnic
mkrahnic
12 years ago

Nice….at that low price I wouldn’t mind purchasing 2 or 3 of these bad boys.

0
Reply
Nick
Nick
12 years ago

Comments about the price are fairly moot, it’s a Red level cassette for CX. If you buy a cheaper cassette there isn’t an issue. If you want to spend $300 on a cassette for your ‘cross bike, you now can.

0
Reply
Patrick
Patrick
12 years ago

I think if you actually held the XG cassette in hand and understand the machining process, you would appreciate the cassette merely for achievement.

0
Reply
Brandon
Brandon
12 years ago

“Another pic after the break”? Well, yeah, but it’s the SAME pic, posted again….

0
Reply
Kristi Benedict
Author
Kristi Benedict
12 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Thanks, Brandon. Fixed it. Now there’s a different pic after the break.

0
Reply
notapro
notapro
12 years ago

apparently my cross non-superstar legs haven’t been asking for this as i have more serious performance problems

0
Reply
RHP
RHP
12 years ago

That’s gorgeous! It’s even attractive as a road bike cogset for winter.

0
Reply
Bertonbike
Bertonbike
12 years ago

I don’t know if you guys noticed but cx is kind of a big thing here in Belgium… And these guys are going full on now on the highest level of cross in the world…
Cx is minor in the states compared to over here so the cassette is just in time!

0
Reply
CC
CC
12 years ago

As Bradon point outed, another pic after the break! Nicely done Kristibee!

0
Reply
Bre Rue
Bre Rue
12 years ago

I don’t understand a 12-27 as being cross specific gearing. I mean, just how much time are you spending in a 12 or 13? I think that it would much more useful to have have an 18 and maybe a 20 or a 22 in there for a finer range.

0
Reply
CC
CC
12 years ago

haha. pointed out*

0
Reply
Robo
Robo
12 years ago

I love the logos between the cogs. So pointlessly cool. As for price, I know a few people that are starting to dump their big money into cross bikes instead of their road bikes so it makes perfect sense that companies would start catering to the new niche.

0
Reply
Ron G.
Ron G.
12 years ago

It looks like a cleaning nightmare, unless that large cog/backplate is removable. You sure won’t be able to floss that pretty logo on the cassette body. Of course, if you can afford a $335 cassette, you make also have access to an ultrasonic cleaner.

0
Reply
mkrahnic
mkrahnic
12 years ago

Single speed anyone? Yeah, me too.

0
Reply
hollywood
hollywood
12 years ago

[head slap]
Shimano12-27? I think it cost less than 50% of this thing – $1/gram difference…I guess it’s worth it to someone.

0
Reply
Nathan
Nathan
12 years ago

Best thing about this cassette is probably more for road out here in the rockies. I’ve long wanted a cassette without a 15-17 jump (b/c anytime it’s a little windy that seems to be the gears I’m hunting in), but still had a 26 or better for the “hills”. Now if they’d just offer it at the 1070 level I’d get one. I don’t need a $300 cassette on my training bike.

0
Reply
feg
feg
12 years ago

@bre rue- yes, i’d rather trade the 12 or 13 for an 18, too. at least they got rid of the 11.

0
Reply
ericm
ericm
12 years ago

Sram makes a 12-27 1070 cassette with the same ratios.
I agree about the 15-17 jump being annoying.

0
Reply

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.