Official 2008 SRAM Red Spec/Pics...

SRAM Red 2008

Here it is finally, he official pictures of the
group set that is available. We gave you the specs earlier this year and the
final weights specs were basically spot on!

The final weight is 1928g

Here is the official one:
2008 RED
Specs

The shifters:

• - Technology DoubleTap with ZeroLoss
  Technology


• - Speeds 10 rear / Double FC front


• - Weight 280g


• - Material Carbon Brake Lever / Carbon Shift
  Levers


• - Compatibility SRAM Red, Force, and Rival
  Front and Rear Derailleurs, SRAM and industry-standard 10 speed cassettes

The crankset:

• - Arm Material Carbon


• - Chainring Material AL 7075-T6 Aluminum /
  Alloy Chainring Bolts


• - Weight 760g w/ BB


• - Available Arm Lengths 165, 170, 172.5,
  175, 177.5, 180mm


• - Available Ratios 53/39 and compact drives
  50/36 and 50/34


• - Compatibility GXP Team BB w/ BlackBox™
  Ceramic Bearings

The derailleurs:

- Rear mech

• - Technology Exact Actuation


• - Speeds 10


• - Weight 153g


• - Material Aluminum B-Knuckle, Carbon-Fiber
  Inner Link, Titanium Parallelogram Spring, Ceramic Cartridge Bearing,
  Carbon-Fiber Cage, BlackBox™ Ceramic Bearing Pulleys


• - Compatibility Max tooth 28T

Front mech:

• - Technology SRAM actuation


• - Speeds Double front chainring


• - Weight 58g braze-on, 72g clamp-band


• - Material Aluminum / Hardened Titanium Cage


• - Compatibility 50/34, 50/36, 53/39, max 16T

The cassette and
the chain:
- Cassette

• - Speeds 10


• - Weight 155g / 11-23, 166g / 11-26


• - Recommended Chain PC 1090R, PC 1090, PC
  1070


• - Lock Ring Material Aluminum Anodized


• - Sprocket Material Heat-Treated Steel


• - Available In 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
  19, 21, 23; 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26

- Chain

• - Compatible Gears 10


• - Model PC 1090


• - Closing Link PowerLock


• - Outer Plate Nickel silver


• - Inner Plate Nickel silver


• - Pin Treatment Chrome-hardened pins


• - Recommended Group SRAM Red / Force /
  Rival, HG, EXA-Drive compatible


• - Chain Weight 257g (114 links)

The
brakes:

• - Dual Pivot design w/ convex washers


• - Weight 265g


• - Material Cold-Forged Arms / Alloy Pivot
  Bolt


• - Pad / Holder SRAM compound w/ adjustable
  cartridge holder


• - QR Indexed

I am DONE with Clincher tires....

except for century rides dues to sag support if I really needed it. Even then I doubt it. I have a nice pair of customer clinchers, but I will add another tubular set so my main back-ups are tubbies!!

Reason: Every time I have a flat it seem to be at higher speeds an on a corner. Yesterday I had to avoid a car a swerve. This caused me to go over a patch of glass. As I went over I started to turn (I was hoping the Schwalbe Ultermo Vectran belt would keep me flat less) but the tube blew and I almost went down before turning back to straighten up and come to a stop. I guess because I use latex tubes and light weight tires, when I get a puncture, its an immediate blow-out and the tire will work loose form the rim. Even with butyl tubes (it's slower) but that tire will come off the rim at higher speeds or corners. Imagine this happening on a nice downhill @ 30+ mph .

Well I had a very small cut to the sidewall where there is not protection so that glass screwed me. First flat on the Ultermos in close to 1000 miles.

Then my repair goes bad with after I managed only to have half a C02 available.

With my tubbies:

1. The tire won't blow off keeping hopefully on the bike. Hopefully it won't loose air so fast allowing me to break.
2. I can use Satan's NoTubes latex to prevent flats. If I do flat Vittoria PIT STOP will repair it an I get going faster.
3. I can also ride how slowly on the flat and not hike it 2 miles home like I had to do Sunday.

Sure tubbies have their issues, but having 4 bad blow-out with latex tubes and not going down except once, I am done! Unlike self-proclaimed tire Gurus feel, I DO think latex tubes ride better on light-weight or racing tires.