Ben Raby

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!”

Tagged with Athletes, Avid, Avid Shorty Ultimates, Ben Raby, Bike Tech, Cyclocross, Katie Compton, Katie Compton, Michael Zellmann, SRAM RED 2012, SRAM XG 1090 Cyclocross Cassette, USGP, Women's Cycling, World Bicycle Relief

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Tagged with Ben Raby, Bike Tech, Bikes, Christopher Keiser, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM, Paris-Nice, Road, SRAM RED, SRAM RED 2012, Tom Boonen, Tour de France

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, [...]

Tagged with Alex Wassmann, ASTANA CYCLING TEAM, Ben Raby, Jason Phillips, Liquigas-Cannondale, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM, Road, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff, SRAM Neutral Race Support, SRAM RED 2012, Tony Martin, Tour de France

Behind the Scenes at Paris-Roubaix – Image Collection

Tagged with Athletes, Ben Raby, Bike Tech, Bikes, Black RED, Jason Phillips, Niki Terpstra, OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM, Paris Roubaix, Road, SRAM Life, SRAM RED, SRAM RED 2012, Sylvain Chavanel, Tom Boonen, Travel

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…

Tagged with Alberto Contador, Alex Wassmann, Ben Raby, Chechu Rubiera, Christoph Allwang, Gaetan Vetois, Geraldine Bergeron, Jason Phillips, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Michael Zellmann, Quarq, Road, SRAM RED 2012, Tim Johnson

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…

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Behind the Scenes at the RED-2012 Launch

 

Tagged with Alex Wassmann, Ben Raby, Chechu Rubiera, Christoph Allwang, Gaetan Vetois, Geraldine Bergeron, Jason Phillips, Michael Zellmann, SRAM Life, SRAM RED, SRAM RED 2012, Tim Johnson

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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