I just heard that SRAM has completed the purchase of Tru Vativ. They now have the best shifters and drivetrain parts, Avid disc brakes, great cranks bars and stems and a fork line. This should put them in the position to blow Shitmano out of the water once and for all.
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09-24-2004, 12:42 PM #1
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Get out of the way Shimano
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09-24-2004, 01:47 PM #2
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Not that I'm the great defender of all things Shimano, but don't hold your breath. Unless, of course, you look good in blue.
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Campagnolo definitely stepped-up their game when Shimano started taking market share away from them. Hopefully we riders will reap the benefits - competition is healthy.A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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09-24-2004, 05:57 PM #3
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Too bad Rock Shox still sucks. Originally Posted by gravitylover
I just heard that SRAM has completed the purchase of Tru Vativ. They now have the best shifters and drivetrain parts, Avid disc brakes, great cranks bars and stems and a fork line. This should put them in the position to blow Shitmano out of the water once and for all.
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09-24-2004, 05:58 PM #4
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I think the next big/logical step for SRAM is the production of GOOD hubs that are compatible with shimano saint rear derailleurs and disks along with hayes (ie everybody else's) disks. Axiom are sorta doing this aimed at the freeride market so they are a bit more burly and the quality is still not tiptop yet. It is going to be an interesting next 2 years. It will also be interesting if they will start to nose into the road market or if they will leave campy and the big S alone.
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09-24-2004, 09:50 PM #5
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Yeah Spats, notice all I did was acknowledge that they have a fork line.
Good hubs, well I bet they just go out and buy a good wheel company.
Remember as hot as the road market seems to be right now it's still less than 20% of the overall market. So if they concentrate on the parts that they're good at and let the other guys duke it out over a small piece of the pie they'll probably come out looking stronger at the end of the day. I think that SRAM still has some great road parts tucked away with some of the other goodies that came with the Sachs purchase a few years ago so who knows, maybe we'll see some of that make it into their big plan now.
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