Product Details
Performance & Use Case
The SRAM Red XG-1290 E1 12-Speed Cassette is SRAM's top-tier road cassette - the lightest and crispest-shifting cassette in the SRAM range. The 10-tooth small sprocket allows SRAM's road drivetrains to use smaller chainrings (typically 46/33 or 48/35) while retaining a road race top-end speed. Four gear range options cover the spread from race-tight to gravel-friendly climbing.
Construction & Materials
One-piece X-Dome machined construction - the cassette is CNC-machined from a single piece of steel, giving low weight and exceptional shift precision over conventional pinned-sprocket designs. Flattop chain profile compatibility - the 12-speed system requires the SRAM Flattop chain.
Compatibility & Variants
SRAM XDR driver body. Compatible with SRAM AXS 12-speed road groupsets - Red, Force, Rival. Requires SRAM Flattop 12-speed chain. Four gear ratio options: 10-28 (race-tight), 10-30 (all-purpose road), 10-33 (mixed terrain) and 10-36 (gravel/climbing-friendly). Select the gear range that matches your terrain.
Features
- SRAM Red XG-1290 E1 12-Speed Cassette
- One-piece X-Dome construction for low weight and shift precision
- 10-tooth small cog enables wider gear range with smaller chainrings
- Four gear range options
- Flattop chain compatibility - 12/13-speed system
- SRAM XDR driver compatibility
- Gravel-friendly low gears with road-race upper range
Specifications
- Discipline Compatibility
- Road, Gravel
- Speed
- 12
- Cassette [Gearing]
- 10-28T, 10-30T, 10-33T, 10-36T
- Cassette [Maker]
- SRAM
- Cassette [Model]
- RED XG-1290
- Family
- Red
- Freehub Standard
- XDR
- Intended Use
- Performance
- Speed Compatibility
- 12-speed
- Product code
- 1812449 / 54293040103770
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Shipping & Returns
Free UK delivery on orders over £50. Orders are dispatched within 1-2 working days and typically arrive 1-2 working days later.
Return unused items in their original packaging within 30 days of delivery. Return postage is £3.50.
Q & A
1 question answered
I have Force AXS groupset, will this new Red cassette be compatible?
Hi there, Yes this will work, Many thanks Joe W
About SRAM
Reinventing the ride, one component at a time.
Founded in Chicago in 1987 with a single product — Grip Shift — SRAM has spent four decades reinventing how riders interact with their bikes. From the first wireless electronic groupset to today's AXS ecosystem, the brand keeps asking the same question: how do we make the next ride better?
Wireless. Configurable. Ride-aware. SRAM's AXS platform replaces a tangle of cables and proprietary protocols with a single, app-driven ecosystem that spans road, gravel and mountain. Components talk to each other and to you.





