Capricorn Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Acros' A-GE is an innovative hydraulic derailleur system with a single-paddle shift lever that weighs less than XTR and adapts to 8, 9, and 10-speed cassettes. Acros is an elite German components maker that offers an index-shifting derailleur system actuated by a pair of slim hydraulic lines that reportedly weighs only 361.5 grams ready to rock. Yes; you heard it correctly—front and rear derailleurs, right and left shift levers and all hoses filled with mineral fluid. The Acros A-GE system isn’t a prototype pipe dream either. Acros has 250 sets boxed and ready for sale at a surely-not-for-everyone projected retail price of $2306 US dollars http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb6420853/p4pb6420853.jpg Acros A-GE transmission by the numbers: Shifter: 64.85gRear derailleur: 159.84gFront Derailleur: 79.15gHydraulic line ®: 24.26gHydraulic line (F): 17.16g Fluid ®: 9.00gFluid (F): 7.25g Price: $2306 USD (est) Rest over Pinkbike Edited April 11, 2011 by Capricorn
Andre 77 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 It looks great but it a lot of bucks, will stick to my cables for now.
Capricorn Posted April 11, 2011 Author Posted April 11, 2011 Agreed Andre: super seksi, but hotdamn that price is just
Dirtbreath Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Around $1700.00 for a Rohloff which weighs more, has poorer gear ratios and has less bling factor. I think these will go fast and the price will come down if they prove themselves and start being manufactured in numbers. Wonder how much hydraulic brakes cost when they first came out?
intern Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 reckon this, like Dura Ace Di2, is over-engineering. Jumping the shark, bikestye...
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