MICROSHIFT SWORD MINI GROUPSET 1X - 11-38 - 172.5MM 42T
Our competitors are pushing top-of-the-line road products, and we think that’s cool. Electronic, wireless, hydraulic — that stuff is all neat.
However.
We believe the world still needs a really good cable-actuated group.
That’s where Sword comes in. It has modern ergonomics, wider cassette range for big climbs, and a fully mechanical design that’s easy to service and adjust.
It’s a new school, fully featured gravel group that’s easy to own. Classic microSHIFT.
Sword hoods have a rounded outer curve to support the hand without any hard edges to create pressure points.
Whether you’re riding with 45 degrees of flare or 0, you’ll appreciate Sword’s dialed ergonomics.
To deliver more leverage and reduce reach, we moved the brake lever pivot point to a higher position on the shifter body.
We also updated the design to pull slightly more cable than a standard road lever, giving you a little extra braking power when you need it.
Climbing is hard work, there’s no way around it. But, you can make it easier on yourself with the gearing you choose. At this point in drivetrain history, compact doubles are a little bit old school. Modern gravel groups are pushing lower gears to help maintain cadence even when the road gets steep, and Sword is firmly in that new-school camp.
Sword 2x has a low gear 24% lower than a compact road double. Sword 1x with a 40t chainring goes 17% lower. Whether you’re bike-packing or riding a Tour de France stage, this extra gear range will help you get to the end of the ride in one piece.
The cable housing stop on the front derailleur is adjustable, meaning that once the derailleur cable has been attached, you can tighten or loosen your cable tension with a 3mm hex bolt on the top of the derailleur.
Many road and gravel bikes have internal cable routing, which can make it challenging to route the derailleur housing.
We’ve developed an industry first: an orbital barrel adjuster that allows 15 degrees of rotation in any direction. This allows the cable housing to find the path of least resistance and lessen cable friction in the process.
We redesigned our ratchet and pawl clutch from the ground up with two goals: instant engagement, and quiet operation. The new Sword derailleur delivers both. When it’s time to remove the rear wheel, just rotate the integrated switch on the cage pivot to deactivate the clutch. Sure, it won’t help you ride faster, but it’s easy to use and disappears when you’re not using it.
