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Sram 22 – Sram Goes 11 Speed?

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So it is April 1st and all, but this one could really go either way. I’m quite sure the cassette pictured here is not an actual 11 speed road cassette due to the increased cog spacing between the two smallest cogs, but is this a teaser of things to come? Sram’s 22 may be real, or it may not – jump past the break to check out the video for yourself.

Thanks to Micah for the tip on the video.

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Patrick
Patrick
10 years ago

FAKE

Dave
Dave
10 years ago

Official announcement is scheduled for 4/10 or 4/11.

Topmounter
Topmounter
10 years ago

Must be fake, nobody asked for 11 cogs.

klarf
klarf
10 years ago

Two 11 teeths? No a perfect fake!

Daren
Daren
10 years ago

Looks like they just stacked a 12 tooth and 11 tooth outer cog on top of one another. The spacing is beyond FUBAR

MVasatta
MVasatta
10 years ago

First April !

Herrrooo
Herrrooo
10 years ago

it’s actually real, Red 22 it will be called

Gerry
Gerry
10 years ago

Guys…it’s April 1st., calm down. Of course it’s fake.

trulsson
trulsson
10 years ago

Zipp posed the same video – lending some level of credence.

trulsson
trulsson
10 years ago

Additionally – within the industry, April 1st is not solely for the use of jokes. SantaCruz released the TallBoyLT on 4/1/12, and the Bronson on 4/1/13.

Lee
Lee
10 years ago

The headline got my interest because I thought it was 1 x 22, now that would be worth a new hub standard for road! Also, those two bikes are not “jokes” by Santa Cruz?

Morgan
Morgan
10 years ago

I bet my left nut that they do 2×11 speed road within the next year or two, and that they will use their new freehub design. So now we will have 3 separate freehub systems (campagnolo, shimano, and sram).

paul
paul
10 years ago

I wish this was fake. But it’s not.

NoBodyMan
NoBodyMan
10 years ago

I am going to run 10-speed till I die.

Gravity
Gravity
10 years ago

I don’t think this is remotely like anything SRAM will be offering, but I’ve heard for a long time that SRAM had eleven speed in the works, and were only waiting for Shimano to release 9000 so that they could piggyback on the freehub design. Recently, I’ve heard that some industry bigwigs were shown prototype levers and drivetrains in private meetings. No word on what the levers were like, or if it actually used the new Shimano freehub, but it seems logical.

Gillis
10 years ago

NOBodyMan, I said the same thing about 8spd. I upgraded to 10spd last year. So maybe in ten years I’ll upgrade to 12 speed.

Tom
Tom
10 years ago

I’ve heard from the insdie that SRAM is confirmed for 11 this year.

captain hook
captain hook
10 years ago

11,11,11,11,11,11,11,11,11,11,12 is the new Jens Voigt cassette

El Vira
El Vira
10 years ago

#CampyTillDeath!

Campy Seatpost
Campy Seatpost
10 years ago

2×11 is lame.

I’d rather run an 11-30 straight block like on Campy’s new Super Alfredo EPS group. You need a 160×30 thru-axle for the extra cogs, but the fatter hub will shorten spokes and shrink voids, for a stiffer, more aero wheel. Hydraulic drum brakes are just icing on the cake for anybody who wants to cheat the wind.

DRIVEbyTRAIN
DRIVEbyTRAIN
10 years ago

In a few years we will have totally new drivetrain and another people would say “this is the best one”…

alex
alex
10 years ago

10-21 cassette

bob smith
bob smith
10 years ago

This is a fake. But, Sram will be unveiling an 11 speed Red group at Sea Otter. Also, the hydro brake version will be there, in 11 speed form.

Dude
Dude
10 years ago

It’s real. TRUST ME!!!! You think it’s just coincidence that all zipp wheels started coming with 11 speed cassette this year? No it isn’t you’ll see it introduced in a few days and on bikes this summer.

Frank
Frank
10 years ago

Um, that spacing is ridiculous. April. Fools.

Chance regina
10 years ago

SRAM has been showing OE customers hydro road shifters and 22 stuff for 9 months. Supposed to hit retail stores in 30 days from now.

Joshua Murdock
10 years ago

They should’ve claimed that they improved shifting or braking – that’d be a real April Fool’s Joke!

MaLóL
MaLóL
10 years ago

yes, sram 11, then it will be 12 and then 13. helloooooouuuu?

like this never ever happened before…

MaLóL
MaLóL
10 years ago

question is: will it use xx1 cassette, with a 10t cog, or will be shimano 11s? i say shimano.

jdog
jdog
10 years ago

Huge disappointment that they are not going to use the XD driver on the road 11..

Greg
Greg
10 years ago

sram hydraulic brakes are going to be awesome.
april fools!

carl
10 years ago

I’ve got a bridge I’d like to show ya……..

bin judgin
bin judgin
10 years ago

4 freehubs for 11speed, please.

Vladimir
10 years ago

perfect fake!

DS
DS
10 years ago

SRAM FORCE too?… Anyone else pause the video to see that one of the logo’s clearly says this?
As much as the cassette spacing and small cog size look totally wrong, I think it’s time!

Ajax
Ajax
10 years ago

Wo cares? Shimano is rumored to be developing 12 speed for the future standard of 135mm spacing and rear discs.

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