Felt Breed FRD Red AXS

The current generation is a meaningful step forward from the previous Breed. Felt's development work produced a 10.5% reduction in drag compared to its predecessor — a gap that compounds over the course of a long race day. At 7.037kg as a complete build, the bike is genuinely light for a fully-specced gravel machine, and that number reflects component choices throughout: the integrated cockpit consolidates bar, stem, and cable routing into a single carbon unit under 300 grams. The geometry runs a consistent 430mm chainstay across all six sizes, keeping the handling sharp regardless of which frame you're on. Head tube angle progresses from 70° in the smaller sizes to 71.5° in the 61cm — a deliberate adjustment that scales steering response as the bike grows.

The drivetrain is SRAM Red AXS XPLR, Sram's flagship gravel groupset. Fully wireless electronic shifting drives a 13-speed 10-46 cassette through a single 42t chainring — enough range to accelerate on flat fast gravel and grind extended climbs without a front derailleur complicating the system. The crankset has an integrated SRAM Red XPLR power meter built in. Watt output, cadence, and left/right balance data are available from the first ride, without a separate unit to source, mount, or protect in a crash. Crank arm length varies by size — 165mm on 49 and 52cm frames, 167.5mm on 54 and 56cm, 170mm on 58 and 61cm — a small detail that matters if you're dialing in a fit from scratch. Braking comes from…