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vikingmd
Mar 3, 09 7:58
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When is SRAM Releasing new Red Aerolever (1090R2C)?
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I was wondering when SRAM plans to release the 1090 R2C? I can't find ant information on cost or availability. For those of you who haven't seen this is the arrow lever that you click to change gears and it returns to center.
goldenboy
Mar 3, 09 10:08
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I want to know as well.
couchweight
Mar 3, 09 10:53
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June.
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Tom Demerly
Mar 3, 09 11:18
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Re: When is SRAM Releasing new Red Aerolever (1090R2C)? [vikingmd]
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Confirm June release date via our helpful SRAM outside sales rep, Richard Brink, who is in our store now.
ironjew
Mar 3, 09 11:24
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Re: When is SRAM Releasing new Red Aerolever (1090R2C)? [Tom Demerly]
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I shutter to think of what the cost will be for a set. I'm guessing between $350-$450.
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spomeroy
Mar 3, 09 12:04
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Yeah I'd love to know how much these critters are going to run. Even a ballpark would be fine.
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tri-tele
Mar 3, 09 12:25
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I thought I saw somewhere that it would be around $350.00. No clue where that was but I distinctly remember it.
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spomeroy
Mar 3, 09 12:30
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I thought I saw somewhere that it would be around $350.00. No clue where that was but I distinctly remember it.
Jeebus. I hope at that price point all you have to do is THINK about shifting and its DONE.
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flying wombat
Mar 3, 09 12:54
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Priced some Dura Ace 7900 STI Levers recently?................
Kevin
spomeroy
Mar 3, 09 13:06
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..nope..Equally as stratospheric?
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ironmanatee
Mar 3, 09 13:22
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Not to you in particular Tom, but won't these only be beneficial (aero wise), if you have straight extensions? Anything other than extensions pointing straight out will result in a lever always sticking up into the wind. At first I wanted a pair too, but without the straight extensions, there will be no benefit, other than perhaps the ergo benefit having the lever in the same position all the time.
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MVM
Mar 3, 09 13:24
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I'm pretty sure you can adjust their starting point so they are pointing straight ahead regardless of bar position.
ironmanatee
Mar 3, 09 13:29
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That sir, would be cool. I was of the mind that the lever stuck straight out parallel to it's insertion, but that is just a guess. I had convinced myself I didn't need such a trinket, but.....
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flying wombat
Mar 3, 09 14:09
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try twice the price........... and thats not the electronic.
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ed-force-one
Mar 3, 09 19:18
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$350.00 you're right. I saw it last week in a bicycling mag at Borders. Not Bicycling magazine, maybe Velonews? It was their "buyer's guide" kinda black and green cover. I know it wasn't Bicycling because their buyers guide is white with a Look on the cover. Whatever publication, I almost peed my pants when I saw the R2C.
Tom Demerly
Mar 3, 09 19:50
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The primary benefit to these is not aerodynamic, it's ergonomic.
btmoney
Mar 3, 09 23:36
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Re: When is SRAM Releasing new Red Aerolever (1090R2C)? [Tom Demerly]
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Tom (or anyone for that matter),
Will these work similar to STI levers, in that you can shift only one cog at a time? click, center, click, center, click, center....
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ironmanatee
Mar 4, 09 5:09
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Tom, are you aware whether the "return" point is like MVM suggests above, that is, selectable?
Thanks,
Kevin
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SBR-drive
Mar 4, 09 20:19
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Wow. That seems like a pretty steep price. Do you think the price will come down if Shimano comes out with similar functionality, or will there be a "understood" premium between the brands for this technology?
spomeroy
Mar 5, 09 7:02
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try twice the price........... and thats not the electronic.
Kevin
Cripes. Are these things made out of some rare metal they happened to find on the Moon?...
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rhane
Mar 20, 09 11:01
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So you are saying that the R2C levers are going to be $700? Who came up with that number? $350 is already enough - I can't imagine spending twice that amount on a bar shifter. As for the June release, is it going to be early June (i.e the end of May) or is this going to be more of a lazy July release?
spomeroy
Mar 20, 09 11:08
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So you are saying that the R2C levers are going to be $700? Who came up with that number? $350 is already enough - I can't imagine spending twice that amount on a bar shifter. As for the June release, is it going to be early June (i.e the end of May) or is this going to be more of a lazy July release?
No I think Kevin was referring to the Dura Ace 7900 STI Levers costing upwards of twice what the SRAM levers are reputed to cost.
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yroc
Mar 26, 09 8:55
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I got to play with some R2C levers last night. We had a tech night in the store with SRAM reps and Michellie Jones and they brought along their handlebar setup with the R2C shifters hooked up to derailleurs. I must say, they are very cool. A very positive feeling shift, and it snaps right back to the center. You have to push or pull it around probably 20-30 degrees to get the shift. One feature I liked was markings on the shifter indicating which gear you are in since you know longer can tell from lever position. Should be a great seller, can't wait to install them on some bikes to test out for real.
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Pantelones
May 31, 09 16:39
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Can I assume that with the R2C you can't grab a grip of gears at one time and burn across your cassette for steep hills?
ericM35-39
May 31, 09 16:50
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are these the flat levers or the "bulbous" ones as seen on Lance Armstrong's TT sled at the Giro?
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