Review: SRAM Red eTap with Quarq DZero power meter
When Specialized let us know that they would be sending a Venge frameset for our long-term test fleet, we had the opportunity to do a complete custom build and test the latest and greatest products on offer. As SRAM’s RED eTAP had become available to the South African market not long before this, we decided […]
Review: 2017 Specialized S-Works Tarmac eTap
The Specialized Tarmac is a bike synonymous with road racing performance. In over a decade on the WorldTour, the Tarmac has scooped up an almighty array of race wins: from the grandest of the Grand Tours to the World Championships. And while the WorldTour riders did the winning, the engineers at Specialized have continually refined […]
SRAM Red eTap approved for use in South Africa
Heralding in a new era of speed and precision, the highly anticipated and widely regarded SRAM RED eTap wireless drivetrain has finally been given the green light for South Africa by ICASA. This according to Cape Cycle Systems, the authorised importers of SRAM products into South Africa. We have seen SRAM as the driving force […]
SRAM eTap awaiting certification for use in South Africa
Cape Cycle Systems (Cape Town) is the Sole Authorized importer of SRAM Components into the South African cycling aftermarket industry. South Africa has been earmarked by SRAM International as an approved country to receive the SRAM eTap product range. However due to the nature of the product, SRAM eTap needs to be awarded Certification for […]
First Look: SRAM Red eTap
Cape Cycle Systems unveiled the SRAM Red eTap to Africa at the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo this weekend. We managed to get some alone time with the display for a hands on experience with the first production wireless shifting groupset. The SRAM Red eTap was mounted to a display stand for the Cape Town […]
Introducing SRAM RED eTap electronic road drivetrain
At SRAM, we know that if a technological advancement clutters the experience, it shouldn’t be called an advancement at all. Because it’s a bicycle. It’s supposed to be simple. To make something elegant to the point where it removes what’s in the way… that’s advancement. And that is the standard we held ourselves to while […]