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SRAM Debuts Cage Lock rear derailleur solution to make wheel changes easier

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Taking advantage of their Kyle Strait sponsorship, SRAM shows off how the new Cage Lock feature makes it much easier to remove and insert your rear wheel by holding the pulley cage out to add slack to the chain. It’s just one of the features that’s been teased already.

We’re headed to SRAM’s mountain bike press launch in about a week, where we expect to get full details on this, Grip Shift and other new stuff from Avid and Rockshox, too. Stay tuned…

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Igor
Igor
12 years ago

This seems too poorly produced to be made by such a big company like sram, plus the idea isn’t too smart, I can take my standard rear wheel off in less than 10 seconds every time. If sram unveiled something against chain slap like shimano, then I would go back to sram.

Barrett
Barrett
12 years ago

I really hope that this is the SRAM version of Shimano’s clutch… otherwise… come on SRAM. But why make a video that just covers a bonus feature of a product? That being said, inexperienced (& plenty of experienced riders) do struggle with their rear wheel.

Mygor
Mygor
12 years ago

Well, somebody sure doesn’t have a sense of humor.

Mygor
Mygor
12 years ago

Well, it looks like someone doesn’t have a sense of humor.

greg
greg
12 years ago

shimano’s shadow plus works by resisting forward cage motion, but allowing the cage to move back easily with just spring tension.
sram’s idea here is not the same at all. the cage resists backward, tensioning motion, so it will actually promote chain slap if left locked during riding.
it also looks like something that could be used on x5 or x7 groups, for beginners. i doubt anyone else would want it.

back to the other S
back to the other S
12 years ago

I get this is supposed to be a comical advertisement but it really missed the mark. Wasn’t really funny, and unless you have no mechanical ability, really not a useful product. I’ve run sram for years and yes they aren’t the easiest rear der to have when making a wheel change, and yes shimano is easier. So is this just sram’s fix to their own design mistake? Or are they ripping on shimano for making a system that makes the wheel change harder (which they admit, and is why it can be switched off)?
Either way the new bike is getting shimano cause of the plus rear der and that they’ve always been known as the better shifting cassette and crank. It was was nice five years sram! good luck

Bill
Bill
12 years ago

This “innovation” is kind of pointless. I do not see it benefiting riders that actually know how to remove and reinstall their wheel. I agree that it is a good idea for younger riders and the entry level groupos, but not on X9-XX. While I am an avid supporter of all things SRAM, I believe they may be trying to bring something to the market so the public doenst think they are being left behind. In this case, they totally missed the mark. Sorry SRAM, please try again…

loko
loko
12 years ago

Yeah, this is very important for american people.

whateva
whateva
12 years ago

SRAM needs to learn how to make a regular deraileur that doesn’t suck before they start coming out with useless new products like this one.

jason
jason
12 years ago

I have been waiting so long for this!!!

Raul
Raul
12 years ago

I have never met a person that wouldn’t be able to remove and put back the wheel. Seriusly, I have a friend that lost his right hand in an accident an still can fix his bike on his own. My point is, you got to be retarded to need something like this.

Goosh
Goosh
12 years ago

UGH!!! Soon to be the new derailleur of all Walmart bikes everywhere! Disappointing. I hope at the press launch they give some details on how it can be performance related. Then I might want to look into it more.

gibbon
gibbon
12 years ago

Looks more like an infomercial for how many pies Kyle has consumed lately……

Andy
12 years ago

I assume this allows use of a stronger return spring than normal?

Andy

vhom
vhom
12 years ago

LOL, I found that pretty funny. But how hard is it to turn a switch on the Shimano Plus system?

Robin
Robin
12 years ago

I never knew that removing and mounting a rear wheel was so fraught with danger and challenge. I guess I’ve been doing it wrong all these years.

mumbadownunder
mumbadownunder
12 years ago

Definitely good for someone who shakes and slams their bike around when they get frustrated.

Pablo Tan Santa
Pablo Tan Santa
12 years ago

I was waiting for the guy to take the shotgun out of his van and shoot himself.
I would if I couldn’t figure out how to put a wheel back on.

Naton
Naton
12 years ago

@Andy – I was thinking the same thing. With a cage lock derailleur they could really beef up the return spring.

John
John
12 years ago

These guys in this commercial are exactly the type of people that SHOULD NOT be doing their own work on their own bikes. Really, idiots? You shouldn’t be wrestling or mistreating your bike like that. I get that it’s supposed to be “funny” but it’s not, it’s just idiots being idiots. If you can’t get your wheel off in 10 seconds then you need to be taught how to properly work on your bike.

satisFACTORYrider
12 years ago

here today…gone..later today.

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