Thread: SRAM Red Group
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Old 08-31-2007, 12:36 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by RC Vikings View Post
http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...s/13184.0.html

Red takes the basic technologies of the Force and Rival groups - DoubleTap, Exact Actuation and PowerGlide - to another level. It's a group that spares no expense, much like Campagnolo's Record line. The biggest factors contributing the group's staggering $2142 price tag are materials and tooling. Expensive ceramic bearings grace rotating parts, while the rear derailleur and shifters depend on ample doses of carbon fiber for their structure. The front derailleur and brake set both rely on titanium. SRAM uses these exotic materials to produce a group that weighs in at a scant 1928 grams... or $1.11/gram.

Worth the price?
Not to me. But maybe to you, Arch, BG, Steel, etc.
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