So Sram is at it again. After what seemed like a mass exodus of sponsored teams, Sram seems to be trying to wrestle a strangle hold onto the components industry.........again. Third times the.......
So what does that mean for you? Yes lighter and more expensive. Ok let's be real. The only major difference worth mentioning is the new "YAW" feature on the front derailleur. What does this mean? The back half of the derailleur moves more than the front.
In theory this is a good thing. But it seems like an disaster waiting to happen if you even think about cross chaining. I can see it now. You're off the front on the one race you do a year and as you hit the climb you start dumping gears while staying in your 53. BOOM GOES THE CAGE OF YOUR UBEREXPENSIVE DERAILLEUR. Why, because the chain is all the way to the left and the designers thought it would be awesome to make it lean to the right. Hey, it could happen.......
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