New Sram XX 2x10 Gripshift?

[Konaman]

Does anybody know when it will be available in SA?

 

SRAM had newly crowned world champion Jaroslav Kulhavy's Specialized S-Works Epic 29er on show in their Interbike booth, and while the bike offers many interesting aspects, the most talked about are the BlackBox prototype GripShift shifters. SRAM was not shy about their impending availability either.

 

While SRAM reps wouldn't offer a date, they said the new shifters will be available 'soon,' and they may trickle down the line from the XX variant, which will likely have a similar shape and look of the prototypes that Kulhavy used to win the World's.

 

The new shifters looked quite far down the development route, but SRAM said the final models would likely feature more carbon.

 

Shift actuation is pretty much how we remember GripShift; nice solid detents that take a decent force to overcome, but once said detent is overcome it seems to drop into gear without too much extra force needed to actually move the cable. Big sweeps across the cassette are possible, and, of course, the shifters will be for 2x10 drivetrains.

[kosmonooit]

It's there in what you posted "SRAM reps wouldn't offer a date, they said the new shifters will be available 'soon,'"

 

There's lots of interest in these, why they are taking so much time to release them to the market, who knows. As as soon as they become available retail in the US, you will be able to get them on line from several sources.

 

ps Please if you going to quote something that someone else has written use " " and as quote the source

[jannosmit]

I might be wrong but I read somewhere Sram is turning 25 in 2012 and with the celebrations etc the gripshifts will be released

[Iwan Kemp]

Not in production yet. Early indications are they will be released with MY2013 gear meaning June / July next year.

[Mannetjie....]

Does the The Hub have a like option, because I like those gripshifts!

[stringbean]

Mmmmmm nice