gummibear Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 On my ride this morning i had a group of 8 guys go past me on a long hill (nothing strange about that).The bikes they were riding were naked carbon,no name brand.The strange thing was the groupset,it looked like Sram Red but was electric,also no makings on them.The rear derailleur has a huge box and cover on it.The batteries were cable tied to the seatposts. The guys never said much until i tried to take a photo,then all hell broke loose. Looks like Sram is testing a new groupset and shifting seems very quiet and pretty smooth.
splat Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 That sounds exciting!Electro Sram! When you say 'all hell broke loose', was there shouting and swearing?Interested in their reaction - for interest sake...
gummibear Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 That sounds exciting!Electro Sram! When you say 'all hell broke loose', was there shouting and swearing?Interested in their reaction - for interest sake... Lots of pushing,shouting and swearing.I ended up turning and going back down the hill.
NotSoBigBen Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 If I remember not so long ago SRAM were against electronic shifting
gummibear Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 In January or Feb they had that whole campaign against it.
AndreZA Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0QzQAGLNc2g/SdR4c2SP09I/AAAAAAAAAMY/gz-KMJi_e38/s400/sramE5.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0QzQAGLNc2g/SdR4c457mGI/AAAAAAAAAMg/YXNBFlUmPkw/s1600/sramE3.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0QzQAGLNc2g/SdR4cz9VlxI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/9-kAwhCfCrc/s400/sramE4.jpg Even the brakes are electronic.http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qXmTtyj105A/TTmlSKYcKgI/AAAAAAAACLo/0zANIzqKWtY/s640/sram2.jpg
Nikolais Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The police forces search for the SRAM photo fiend has shifted into high gear......
'Dale Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) Coming in at a recommended retail price of R23.000...Or something like that. Ouch! Edited October 17, 2011 by ' Dale
CAAD4 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Gummi I thought you carry that handy knife with you all the time? I wouldn't have taken the abuse....
gummibear Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 Gummi I thought you carry that handy knife with you all the time? I wouldn't have taken the abuse.... I do but i don't think it was needed here.Would be hard to explain to the cops.
Tiny K Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 I do but i don't think it was needed here.Would be hard to explain to the cops. You should have then just told the police that they were harassing you and when you tried to cut their brake cables you couldn't find any
Guest agteros Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) ... Edited October 30, 2011 by agteros
javadude Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Brake failure due to a flat battery somehow does not appeal to me LOL. That has to be the dumbest idea of all time. Unless the brakes work in reverse, with the motor required to keep them open, and a flat battery would apply the brakes(hopefully not too suddenly at 80 kmh).
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