Shimano pulls a SRAM.
06-01-11 | 10:59 AM
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06-01-11 | 04:34 PM
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It's not a big deal, but really, they are going to have to do a "black" set of everything they make -- and probably eventually a white group for each level, as well. As white will probably be the next big thing.
Sram, at least it seems to me, is really coming on SUPER strong and it looks like hard times for Shimano to compete. The Double-Tap and Exact Actuation shifting tell a good story and one that targets Shimano's main weaknesses. I'm going to guess that they'll find a way to leap frog Sram but I can hardly see how right now.
Sram, at least it seems to me, is really coming on SUPER strong and it looks like hard times for Shimano to compete. The Double-Tap and Exact Actuation shifting tell a good story and one that targets Shimano's main weaknesses. I'm going to guess that they'll find a way to leap frog Sram but I can hardly see how right now.
06-01-11 | 05:07 PM
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It's not a big deal, but really, they are going to have to do a "black" set of everything they make -- and probably eventually a white group for each level, as well. As white will probably be the next big thing.
Sram, at least it seems to me, is really coming on SUPER strong and it looks like hard times for Shimano to compete. The Double-Tap and Exact Actuation shifting tell a good story and one that targets Shimano's main weaknesses. I'm going to guess that they'll find a way to leap frog Sram but I can hardly see how right now.
Sram, at least it seems to me, is really coming on SUPER strong and it looks like hard times for Shimano to compete. The Double-Tap and Exact Actuation shifting tell a good story and one that targets Shimano's main weaknesses. I'm going to guess that they'll find a way to leap frog Sram but I can hardly see how right now.
https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/...001_LS%29.html
So I guess Shimano invented this whole 'coloured groupset' thing.
06-01-11 | 06:53 PM
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06-01-11 | 08:58 PM
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so in fact, this should be "Shimano pulls a Shimano"
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I rode 50-40-30x13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21 in the 8 speed era. Same low gear as 53-39x13-14-15-17-19-21-23-26 for the mountains but with nice spacing for the plains.
If I wanted a gear as low as 34x32 today it'd be in the form of 50-39-24x13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23-26 10 speed or 46-36-24x12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23-25 with 11 cogs.
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06-06-11 | 02:26 PM
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