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Tour Insider – New Technologies – Hydraulic Road Brakes

One of the most exciting introductions into componentry this year are the new hydraulic road brakes from SRAM. With all the innovation that has gone into frame design, wheel design, as well as drivetrain, the brake systems have remained in the dark ages, until now.

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UNVEILED – The new SRAM NRS Volvo Polestar XC 70′s!

SRAM’s all new eight car Neutral Race Support (NRS) fleet has been released! The first cars could be seen at events as early as mid-March (US only). SRAM’s NRS program is the nation’s premiere cycling support crew that provides neutral service to professionals and amateurs at over 150 cycling events annually. The fully SRAM-Zipp-Specialized decaled [...]

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Video Rewind – Cyclocross World Championships Louisville 2013

The world comes to the Louisville, Ky USA. for the first Cyclocross World Championships held outside of Europe.

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Working the (SRAM integrated drivetrain) System

Understanding and appreciating the pure performance of our RED, Force, Rival and Apex drivetrains is all about understanding the fact that our drivetrains are a system, designed as one, and best suited to work together. This is actually true of all modern drivetrains. And while other chains, cassettes and chainrings can work within the system [...]

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2013 SRAM Sponsored Team bikes

Three of the World’s Best Pro road teams have made their drivetrain chose for 2013: SRAM RED. They picked the best performing components to help them win all types of races from the Classics to the Grand Tours. Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, took the opportunity of being at the Santos Tour Down [...]

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Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Specialized SL4 SRAM RED

Three of the World’s Best Pro road teams have made their drivetrain chose for 2013: SRAM RED. They picked the best performing components to help them win all types of races from the Classics to the Grand Tours. Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, took the opportunity of being at the Santos Tour Down [...]

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Cannondale Pro Cycling Team’s SuperSix Evo SRAM RED

Early January 2013, Cannondale presented its team to International Media. We have already seen great videos and articles about the team and its World Class Pro Road riders. So Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, took some of his precious time at the Santos Tour Down Under to give you a detailed overview of [...]

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Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team’s Specialized SL4 SRAM RED

Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, spends the majority of his time on the road with Pro Teams and athletes from all around the World. He works with mechanics and riders at races and at team’s Service Course to make sure all our components perform perfectly well. In the end, he makes sure the [...]

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Mark Cavendish’s Specialized S-Works Venge with SRAM RED

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team), the superstar sprinter, not only wears a new jersey but also rides on a new bike and new components. For his first race on SRAM RED, Zipp and Quarq, Mark won the field sprint to take the Opening stage of the Tour de San Luis (Monday 21, 2013), [...]

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The Cyclocross Advantage – Athletes and Mechanics Talk Tech

In The Cyclocross Advantage, SRAM Cyclocross athletes and mechanics speak to the inherent advantages of their SRAM and Avid componentry. SRAM places a lot of importance on these types of discussions, they can often help define the direction of product development. We want to once again thank our athletes and teams for taking the time [...]

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