"Remove Before Ride" - AXS Placeholder Battery

The Backroads Lab AXS Placeholder Battery with Remove Before Ride tag is the foolproof reminder your pre-ride checklist has been missing. Swap your real battery out for charging, storage, or travel, and this bright red placeholder makes it physically impossible to forget. The oversized tag is impossible to miss when you're loading your bike, so you'll never drive 45 minutes to the trailhead only to realize your derailleur has no battery.

Flying to a destination ride? Remove your battery for the flight, drop the placeholder in, and you'll have an unmissable reminder staring at you when you unpack at the other end.

Compatible with road, mountain, and gravel bikes running standard SRAM AXS derailleurs. Same precision fit as the original, zero chance of rolling out without it.

Features:

• Bold "Remove Before Ride" tag — the last line of defense before a ride-ruining mistake
• Protects the AXS derailleur's plastic battery latch — one of the most fragile parts on the whole drivetrain. Without a battery seated, that latch is exposed and vulnerable to a single knock ending your ride (or your derailleur's life)
• Perfect for travel — remove your battery for the flight, placeholder keeps contacts protected and the reminder obvious when you unpack
• Works across road (Red AXS, Force AXS, Rival AXS), mountain (XX1 AXS, X01 AXS, GX AXS), and gravel builds
• Exact AXS battery dimensions for a secure, rattle-free fit
• Shields electrical contacts from dirt, water, and damage during storage or transport
• Bright red colorway is impossible to overlook at a glance
• Precision 3D-printed in tough PETG for long-term, repeated use

⚠️ Not compatible with all SRAM AXS derailleurs. If your derailleur has a plastic cover or cage over the battery, this placeholder likely won't fit. Not sure about your model? Shoot us a message and we'll let you know!

For the rider who's been burned before — or really doesn't want to be.