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SRAM jumps in with both boots

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Published 6 April 2006

Component maker SRAM has carved itself a sizable niche of the mountain bike market by offering a...

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SRAM’s new top-end Force road component group

Ergonomics was a key factor

Ergonomics was a key factor

During prototype testing, Ben Jacques-Maynes

The Force rear derailleur

Force marks SRAM’s first

The new road cassette

SRAM’s dual-pivot Force brakeset

Our Force test group

The mid-level Rival shifters

As with the shifters, the Rival rear derailleur

Both of SRAM’s new road front derailleurs

Rival marks the first use of hollow forging

Rival’s cold-forged dual-pivot brake arms

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SRAM’s new top-end Force road component group

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Ergonomics was a key factor

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The Force rear derailleur

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Force marks SRAM’s first

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The new road cassette

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SRAM’s dual-pivot Force brakeset

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Our Force test group

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The mid-level Rival shifters

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As with the shifters, the Rival rear derailleur

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Both of SRAM’s new road front derailleurs

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Rival marks the first use of hollow forging

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Rival’s cold-forged dual-pivot brake arms

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