SRAM
SRAM is an American corporation that has been doing bicycle components for over 25 years. Their complete pursuit of the perfect ride led them to aquire a few other big names in the cycling world:
- RockShox - A suspension company that drove the development of mountain biking
- Avid - Death-defying disc brakes
- Truvativ - Bottom brackets, cranksets, and structural components for the ride of your dreams
- Zipp - Speed freaks making the sweetest carbon composite wheels on today's market
- Quarq - Cranksets straight from the evil laboratory
SRAM grew from one product into a worldwide line of comonents. They will always foster a culture of evolution to find what any bicycle may need to perform better. SRAM sponsors World Bicycle Relief, a non-profit poverty and disaster relief initiative that has designated over 116,000 bicycles to help people commute to work in the developing world.
"Sure, a casual rider will appreciate solid performance, reliability, dependability and all the standard qualities one would expect. But it's the riders who live and breathe bicycles who love us most because bicycles are what we love, too."
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Location:
1333 N. Kingsbury, 4th Floor
Chicago
, IL
United States
41° 54' 21.3192" N, 87° 38' 58.8192" W
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SRAM Tutorials
How to Replace an SRAM Crank and Bottom Bracket
I'm Mike from tree fort bikes. Today we're gonna show you how to remove and install a SRAM crank and external bottom bracket.
To do this work we're going to need a few tools, a 16 notch...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Bleed Avid Hydraulic Brakes
Avid hydraulic brakes require DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 brake fluid so DO NOT USE MINERAL OIL.
The Avid brake bleed kit comes with two syringes, one to catch discarded fluid and one to push clean...
Type: Repair Tutorial
A Mountain Bike Components Group Comparative: Shimano Alivio 9-Speed and Sram X5
Here we’ve got mountain bike component group at the entry level. Even so, the Alivio is down to a 9-speed cassette while the X5 on a 10-speed. No nonsense, not flashy and functional, the...
Type: Blog entry
A Mountain Bike Component Group Comparative: Shimano Deore and Sram X7
On to the lower tiers of the mountain bike component group hierarchy, we’ve got the Shimano Deore and the Sram X7. Reliability and sturdiness of the components that are synonymous with these two...
Type: Blog entry
A Mountain Bike Components Group Comparative: Shimano SLX and Sram X9
This is the mix-n-match middle component group for both Shimano and Sram. Pick and choose your pieces for that ideal ride and you are sure to find biking perfection for a fraction of the cost of...
Type: Blog entry
A MTB Component Group Comparative: Shimano Deore XTR and Sram X0
Considering that the Shimano Zee is the “younger brother” to the New Shimano Saint (as well as a somewhat cheaper version and they don’t have a front derailleur), I’ve decided to pair up the Deore...
Type: Blog entry
Mountain Bike Component Group Comparative: The New Shimano Saint and Sram XX
When you nose around in the upper tiers in a component group hierarchy, you start to realize a couple of things. One: that components are a serious engineering feat that are years in the...
Type: Blog entry
A Mountain Bike Component Group Comparative: Shimano XTR and Sram XX1
Now that I offered up the road bike components, here we go with a mountain bike comparative. What is pretty evident off the bat are the range and the technology of both groups. Shimano offers the...
Type: Blog entry
Road Bike Component Group Comparative: Campagnolo Centaur, Shimano Sora and Sram S-Series
This is where Sram is going to bow out for the night as this is its mix-and-match representative, the group that can offer components that can be used in the other, higher end groups of the line....
Type: Blog entry
Road Bike Component Group Comparative: Campagnolo Athena, Shimano Tiagra and Sram Apex
I can now hear the purists screaming for blood.
Athena, Tiagra and Apex in the same category?
And frankly, they have a point. But this is a comparative that is arranged so that...
Type: Blog entry
A Road Bike Component Group Comparative: Campagnolo Chorus, Shimano 105 and Sram Rival
Coming from the top and working my way to the bottom and now at the midway mark, it’s interesting to see how the luxuries start peeling away. And you see it before you even crack open the...
Type: Blog entry
Road Bike Component Group Comparative: Campagnolo Record, Shimano Ultegra and Sram Force
Now, I am having a hard as hell time trying to figure out who to put into second. Normally, comparatives go across the Sram-Shimano beltway and don’t ever wander too far into Campy territory. That...
Type: Blog entry
A Road Component Group Comparative: Campagnolo Super Record, Shimano Dura Ace and Sram RED
Nothing speaks louder than numbers and cold, hard facts so I’ve decided to go across the board and do a comparison of the top of the line component groups of the three major component companies...
Company: Campagnolo Super Record SRAM Red Shimano Dura Ace
Type: Blog entry
How to Adjust Shimano STI Shifters
“STI” stands for “Shimano Total Integration” and it refers to the fact that the gear shifter and the brakes can be accessed in the same lever.
How it works is that the lever is a vertical...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Adjust a Grip Shift Bike Shifter
Grip shifters are basically rings that twist on the handlebar itself. They differ from the trigger shifters in that they don’t have a lever extending from the handlebar, creating a bit of...
Company: SRAM
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install a Shimano Chain
Chains are where you can get a lot of grit and just plain dirtiness accumulating so it’s something you should clean and maintain on a regular basis. If you need to install a chain, remember to get...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to String Brake Cables
Stringing brake cables is pretty straightforward.
You’ll need:
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to String or Replace Derailleur Cables
After a while, your cables will need a little work. If you live by the ocean, have wet weather or ride through mud, you’re going to have humidity issues and possible rusting going on. And in order...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install a Bottom Bracket
I like being thorough and bike mechanics requires a lot of attention to detail. If you don’t get it right the first time, your ride suffers. And the level of competence, time and patience can...
Type: Repair Tutorial
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