Bike Fitters Perspective on the New SRAM Red (the ergonomics)

Neill Stanbury put's the latest Sram Red Groupset to the test! This hoods especially are more ergonomic and have a lot more adjustability to suit many more riders. This has been a major gripe in the past for Sram levers so this was a very welcome update!

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[cup_and_cone]

Good info! Hard to believe none of the early reviewers could be bothered to stick a ruler on the hoods and verify their effective length.

[global_nomad.]

great to see/hear this after the initial wave of hype/youtube pad clearance is probably the thing i've been wanting on my rival brakes compared to everything else being fine. .

[cycledelic]

Always enjoy the aussie banter here, world class advice not too harsh either.

[ssd]

Thanks for accurate feedbacks about the hood length !

[ozgurinsan]

So they were selling $4000 top end groupset which was not ergonomic for 4 years.

[rafaeldegiacomoaraujo]

Well done sram, you are almost as good as ultegra for 7k...

[DM-jhrs]

Would love to see some more info about how to alleviate nerve pressure on the rival/d2 hoods. I have two bikes with these shifters and I seem to deal with this issue a lot!

[gregkane]

Could you do something to show us how to put the foam in to the old force please I have this and get the numb paws. Ideally I’d change to new force shifters but it ain’t cheap

[Shadowboost]

5k for the groupset. That's literally the cumulative price of my 11 road bikes

[petersouthernboy]

When a Bike Fitter actually measures something that Peak Torque, an Engineer btw, can't be bothered to but complains about nonetheless

[leedorney]

The lever shape is just the best and i don't have it, Shimano have a low entry lever similar..id still have Sram anyday 👌

[leeaprescott]

Great review. We did some early testing on this group and the hand position is consistently 10mm ahead of shimano or Campag. not a problem as such as long as you are aware of it. The key is measuring from the hand web to a datum such as the stem centre rather than a variable such as the lever end. Would love to talk more about this if you have the time. Ill message privately.

[JanGoh-jbge]

Oh man, is THAT why I've had hand numbness all this time? I've been trying all sorts of things, and switching to SRAM hydraulic from the mechanical groupset immediately caused problems. That was 4 or 5 years ago.

[patrickrenschler]

do the "pros" you mention also apply to the new Sram Force? seems like the new sram force also has adjustable levers and the newer shape

[gregkane]

Is there a chance of showing how to amend the force d1 shifters?

[derekhobbs]

Still more expensive than my most recent car.

[dominicbritt]

Which means it's nearly as good as Ultegra 😁 which is a fraction of the price and shifts better.

[marvinkamei]

the winners over the years was the one whom sits on the saddle, the rider!!!

[PeterPutz]

So it's 'just as good' as Dura Ace with a throw away power meter / can't change chainrings. Once Shimano gets rid of wires, SRAM is in trouble.

[WayneCouyon]

Campagnolo shift levers have had way better ergonomy than both Shimano and Sram. The new Red is just getting there, yet everybody is raving about it, for 5k. Joke.