This.
I stopped my subscription to Dirt after 3 years of the "Dirt 100" which was obviously just Steve Jone's favorites. Great mag but I couldn't stand his hard on for Orange bikes, anything SRAM and BOS suspension.
SRAM X01 DH Drivetrain
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I stopped my subscription to Dirt after 3 years of the "Dirt 100" which was obviously just Steve Jone's favorites. Great mag but I couldn't stand his hard on for Orange bikes, anything SRAM and BOS suspension.
Just to fuel the price discussion again, an actual statistic from a major german news (not bike related) magazin:
The people were asked how much they spent for a new bike in 2013.
0€ - 100€: 8%
100€ - 300€: 25%
300€ - 500€: 24%
500€ - 800€: 18%
800€ - 1000€: 7%
1000€ - 1500€: 5%
1500€ - 2000€: 2%
more than 2000€: 3%
undecided: 8%
The average value germans spent for a bike is 658€.
Assuming, that the group spending more than 2000€ for a bike is dominated by roadies, I don't see how the X01 DH group will ever deliver substantial revenue for SRAM. So I think its just an example of marketing strategies to present SRAM as a kind of technology leader or similar.
And if there are some less reflecting guys, that are willing to pay an astronomical price for a downgraded configuration, SRAM would not complain. BTW: In 1990 I was riding 5-speed cassettes, maybe this is something to come for 2016...
The people were asked how much they spent for a new bike in 2013.
0€ - 100€: 8%
100€ - 300€: 25%
300€ - 500€: 24%
500€ - 800€: 18%
800€ - 1000€: 7%
1000€ - 1500€: 5%
1500€ - 2000€: 2%
more than 2000€: 3%
undecided: 8%
The average value germans spent for a bike is 658€.
Assuming, that the group spending more than 2000€ for a bike is dominated by roadies, I don't see how the X01 DH group will ever deliver substantial revenue for SRAM. So I think its just an example of marketing strategies to present SRAM as a kind of technology leader or similar.
And if there are some less reflecting guys, that are willing to pay an astronomical price for a downgraded configuration, SRAM would not complain. BTW: In 1990 I was riding 5-speed cassettes, maybe this is something to come for 2016...
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658eur average? are you sure? seems quite high, as it was only 513eur the year before:
http://fahrradjournal.de/kultur/fahrradmarkt-deutschland/
http://fahrradjournal.de/kultur/fahrradmarkt-deutschland/
*hint* green movement, discarding cars
same trend in italy
yeah but the article quotes that even in 2012 they already included e-bikes, this would be a 28% jump in only a year...*hint* green movement, discarding cars
Guys, I don't think it has been designed and put into production in order to bring Sram any big profit.
First of all, Shimano has got two DH/amlost-DH groups in offer. Sram has had none, till now.
They had to be innovative, even though it might be disputable.
It may be a image product, which some sponsored riders will get, some ppl will buy.
If I was not going to get it with new bike, next year, I wouldn't even think about buying it, and rather go for custom Shimano cassette, Zee mech with adapter for Sram X9 shifter.
First of all, Shimano has got two DH/amlost-DH groups in offer. Sram has had none, till now.
They had to be innovative, even though it might be disputable.
It may be a image product, which some sponsored riders will get, some ppl will buy.
If I was not going to get it with new bike, next year, I wouldn't even think about buying it, and rather go for custom Shimano cassette, Zee mech with adapter for Sram X9 shifter.
I was in no way serious about the Freedom comment. JonKranked spends enough time in the PWN section that I think he gets where I was going with that.
actually its good business idea. 3d printing is available, why not try mould a casette
I think I was so crosseyed at the 7 speed cassette that I missed the 10 speedidness of this setup. That's actually pretty cool, and people can possibly slowly convert to the latest and greatest without abandoning wheels, shifters, cassettes, chains, rings and derailleurs all at the same time.