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Compton’s Cross Cassette of Choice
We’ve collected a few images from Katie Compton’s muddy win in Plzen, Czech Republic, where she took the lead in the World Cup series. Compton recently made the switch to the new SRAM X-Glide (XG) 1090 Cyclocross Cassette, and texted me from Europe, “…definitely my favorite cassette ever!”
J-Pow talks Avid BB7 RSL discs, “…these brakes give me confidence”
US National Cyclocross Champion Jeremy Powers finished 7th at Tabor World Cup, the highest finish ever by an American man in a WC. Powers’ success over the past several seasons can be attributed to his obvious skills, his undeniable motivation, but often overlooked is his commitment to technology. J-Pow made the choice early this ‘cross [...]
Tagged with Athletes, Avid, Ben Raby, Cyclocross, Cyclocross National Championships, Jeremy Powers, Rapha-Focus, SRAM RED 2012, USGP
Team Mechanic Kevin Desmedt (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team) talks SRAM RED-2012
Kevin Desmedt, a top mechanic from the Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team, took a few minutes at the Tour de France to talk about some of his favorite features and benefits of the SRAM RED-2012 groupset. Desmedt is the guy who set up Tom Boonen’s bike with RED-2012 for Paris-Nice…first race, first success! Since then the [...]
Pro Team Mechanics at Tour de France
Tour de France is not all about riders and victories; it’s also about the people behind the scenes that we don’t see on TV and in magazines, but who work incredibly long hours to make sure the bikes perform perfectly through every stage. The Tour de France is the most important race of the year, [...]
SRAM Road to new RED Video – the development of the world’s best gruppo
Unveiled Feb 1, 2012 SRAM RED-2012 represents years of development and has required the commitment of engineers, product managers, sponsoring managers, teams and athletes. We are very proud to share with you the best moments. Check out the “Road to new RED video” to find out more…
SRAM RED-2012: Media First Impressions!
Global Road and Triathlon media had the first SRAM RED-2012 ride experience in early February in Mallorca. Here are their first impressions on how SRAM RED-2012 feels and performs…
Following Team Radioshack’s Ben King
In the Team Radioshack follow vehicle heading to follow Ben King. After a successful wrap up of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge held in the state of Colorado. We’d like to give you a quick behind the scenes look at Team Radioshack rider Ben King’s prologue. Please enjoy video & photographs below. Video from [...]
Tagged with Athletes, Ben King, Ben Raby, Black RED, Livestrong, SRAM RED, Team Radio Shack, Team RadioShack, Trek Livestrong U-23, Uncategorized Tagged Axel Merckx, Bike Race, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Livestrong, Prologue, SRAM, sram red, Team RadioShack, Time Trial, trek, USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Powers Outage – J-Pow Visits SRAM HQ
Jeremy Powers visits SRAM HQ, here he makes some long distance calls from an empty desk… Jelly Belly p/b Kenda road rider and Rapha-Focus cyclocross rider Jeremy Powers made an unscheduled stop at SRAM HQ this week due to a delayed flight at O’Hare. He made the 45 minutes CTA train ride and the half [...]