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.
I want to know as well.
June.
Confirm June release date via our helpful SRAM outside sales rep, Richard Brink, who is in our store now.
I shutter to think of what the cost will be for a set. I’m guessing between $350-$450.
Yeah I’d love to know how much these critters are going to run. Even a ballpark would be fine.
cheers
S.
I thought I saw somewhere that it would be around $350.00. No clue where that was but I distinctly remember it.
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.
cheers
S.
Priced some Dura Ace 7900 STI Levers recently?..
Kevin
…nope…Equally as stratospheric?
cheers
S.
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.
I’m pretty sure you can adjust their starting point so they are pointing straight ahead regardless of bar position.
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…
try twice the price… and thats not the electronic.
Kevin
$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.
The primary benefit to these is not aerodynamic, it’s ergonomic.
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…
Tom, are you aware whether the “return” point is like MVM suggests above, that is, selectable?
Thanks,
Kevin
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?
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?..
cheers
S.