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1 x 12 Wide Forward Exit Kit guide

1×12 wide forward exit

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What’s it for?

Upgrade your SRAM 1×11 drivetrain to wide-range, mechanical 1×12 using SRAM Eagle components. The Forward Exit version of the kit leaves the Eagle derailleur cable routing unchanged, but isn’t compatible with all frame designs. For more information, check the Forward vs. Rear Exit section of this guide.

What’s in the kit?

The 1×12 Wide Forward Exit kit includes a 1×12 Wide ratchet for Eagle 12 speed indexing, a cable fin to convert Eagle derailleurs to SRAM Exact Actuation (allowing them to work with SRAM road shifters) and a cable adjuster that slots into the derailleur’s cable port.

1×12 wide forward Compatibility:

Derailleurs

  1. SRAM Eagle GX, X01 and XX1
  2. SRAM Apex Eagle
  3. SRAM Apex XPLR
  4. SRAM Eagle NX and SX

Shifters

  1. SRAM 11 speed road all models
  2. SRAM 10 speed road (using Ratio Cable Spool)
  3. SRAM 12 speed Apex

Cassettes

  1. SRAM Eagle all models
  2. e*Thirteen
  3. Garbaruk
  4. Rotor
  5. Ingrid
  6. Leonardi
  7. SRAM road AXS 12 speed all models (Red, Force, Rival and XPLR)
  8. Shimano 12 speed
  9. SRAM Transmission all models

Chains

  1. SRAM Eagle all models
  2. KMC 12 speed
  3. Shimano 12 speed
  4. SRAM Flattop
  5. SRAM Transmission all models

Chainrings

  1. Ratio Ring
  2. 1×12 chainrings
  3. 1×11 chainrings
  4. 1×10 chainrings

Green – Recommended

Amber – We’ve tested some of these and, for derailleurs in particular, some options will be an issue. These issues are related to jockey wheel clearance and total derailleur range of movement.

Red – Not recommended

*AXS®, DoubleTap®, eTap®, SRAM®,SRAM APEX®, SRAM EAGLE®, SRAM FORCE®, SRAM RED®, SRAM RIVAL®, X0®, X01®, XX1® are registered trade marks owned by SRAM, LLC. Eagle™, Exact Actuation™, GX™, NX™, SRAM APEX 1™, SRAM Force 1™, SRAM RIVAL 1™, S-series™, SX™, WiFLi™, X-Actuation™,  XD™, XDR™, XPLR™, XX™, Zero Loss™ are trademarks of SRAM, LLC. The use of these trademarks in the table below is for informative purposes only, and all trademarks remain the property of SRAM, LLC.