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2004
SRAM purchases Avid on March 1, 2004. Avid is the world's market leader in hydraulic and mechanical disc brake design and manufacturing. Marketing and Sales are relocated to Chicago and Colorado Springs becomes the home for Avid product development.
SRAM purchases Truvativ. The Truvativ acquisition not only brings handlebar, stem and seatpost but also cranksets to the SRAM family. These full line offerings are for both road and mountain applications. Truvativ's Southern California facility shifts to an engineering and development facility, and Sales and Marketing operate out of the Chicago location.
RockShox releases the all new Reba and Pike suspension forks. These two new RockShox products are the first releases that utilize SRAM's product development resources. SRAM hosted a global distributor and global media launch in Boulder City, Nevada. In addition to two totally new products, RockShox's Motion Control damper is also introduced. RockShox production is moved to an amazing, automated SRAM factory in Taiwan.
2005
World Bicycle Relief is founded by SRAM's F.K. Day, empowering people with bicycles in impoverished and tsunami decimated Sri Lanka, and eventually expanding to a greater global effort. More information can be found at www.worldbicyclerelief.org.
SRAM Neutral Race Support (NRS) takes to the road - Butch Balzano and crew travel 50,000 miles annually supporting well over 100 cycling events nationwide (US) in four beautifully appointed SRAM-decaled Volvo V-70's. The program is a far reaching grass roots effort to demonstrate SRAM's commitment to the road and support race events, large and small, and the riders that race them.
Tyler Morland new addition to marketing team. Based out of the Freeride hotbed of Whistler, British Columbia, Morland becomes SRAM's new Canadian 'Special Agent'. Tyler holds several mountain bike racing titles including Canadian National Champion and Mt 7 Psychosis winner. In addition to testing product to their limits, Morland manages SRAM's BlackBox Labs program.
2006
SRAM launches into road at the Sea Otter with the global release of two complete gruppos, Force and Rival, at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, CA, April 4-6. Web and print editors from 14 countries attend with a collective representation of nearly 3,000,000 cycling enthusiasts and consumers worldwide. Influential writers such as Lennard Zinn (VeloNews – U.S.) and Uwe Geissler (Tour - Germany) had been asking for time on the new road groups since the visual unveiling at Eurobike 2005. Editors were literally blown away by the elegance of the system and how it took only minutes to understand. Many called SRAM's DoubleTap (one lever/two shifts) intuitive and deemed it a "true improvement" and the "next step" to current road drivetrain offerings.
SRAM sponsors Team Kodak Gallery p/b Sierra Nevada and Victory Brewing Women's team in the U.S. In Europe Team Orbea Pro-Conti is the first to race SRAM Force. SRAM's first NRC win is in Lancaster, PA. SRAM dives seep into Cyclocross with several teams globally, knowing that this will be the proving point of SRAM's gruppo's and answers any questions about its durability.
Avid introduces Juicy Ultimate. With Avid engineering and development based out of the Colorado Springs facility, the Juicy Ultimate hydraulic disc brakes represent the latest technology. Utilizing magnesium lever body and carbon fiber lever blade, Juicy Ultimate brakes also featured Pad Contact Adjustment, Power Reserve Geometry, and the Tri-Align Caliper Positioning System.
2007
SRAM RED, the World's lightest, fastest, and most advanced road group is introduced at Eurobike to global praise from editors, athletes, and consumers. Sales go well beyond expectations and RED finds tremendous spec on top bike brands globally. Several refinements from the original Force and Rival are included in RED and the 1926 gram gruppo is the lightest ever, redefining high-end performance and including Zero-loss, Reach-Adjust, and the incredible1090 powerdome cassette body.
SRAM expands its road roster to include more Pro-Conti teams in Europe and the U.S. and adds several Triathletes, including World Champions Normann Stadler and Michellie Jones. SRAM's first ProTour win is at the Paris Nice prologue with Scotsman David Millar. Other wins come by way of stages at the Tour of Italy with Millar's Saunier Duval-Prodir teammate's Piepoli, Mayo, and Ricco. SRAM Cross athletes dominate the U.S. cross series (the USGP) and Tim Johnson ultimately wins the U.S. National Championships.
All new RockShox SID introduced at 24hrs Moab. SRAM hosted a unique media product launch by entering teams into the 24 hour endurance race. Each team was made up of journalists, professional athletes, and SRAM staff. All SRAM teams competed on the brand new RockShox SID. Instead of eating normal camping fair, the entire staff was treated to fine cuisine from a hired chef that drove to the Utah desert from Chicago.
2008
SRAM Corporation completes its acquisition of Zipp. Stan Day, CEO of SRAM says: "Zipp is a great company and respected brand, with a strong management team, advanced technology and superb manufacturing capability. We look forward to bringing both successful companies together and synergistically delivering a growing strategic range of products to our customers."
SRAM steps into the highest realm of teams with the sponsorship of Johan Bruyneel's team Astana. The newly reformed team hosts incredible talent including Alberto Contador (ESP), Levi Leipheimer (US), and Andreas Klőden (DE). Leipheimer gives SRAM its first major stage race victory with a dominating Tour of California. And despite numerous wins by all SRAM-sponsored teams throughout the season, the two biggest are the Tour of Italy and Tour of Spain, where Contador demonstrated why he is the best stage racer in the World. Contador states that SRAM RED has improved his climbing with its light weight and perfect ergonomics.
SRAM sponsors the World's best Cyclocross squad, Team Fidea, which features superstars Erwin Vervecken, Zdenek Stybar, and Bart Wellens.
SRAM Announces Strategic Investment from Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking SRAM has sought a strategic financial investor to support its continued growth in the global bicycle components industry. LBMB will be a minority investor in SRAM. SRAM Senior Management will continue to lead the Company.
SRAM also announces the formation of the SRAM Cycling Advocacy Fund. The Fund, initially capitalized with $10 million, will support advocacy in the U.S., Europe and Asia on policy issues affecting cycling infrastructure and the bicycle industry. These funds will be paid out approximately $2 million per year for 5 years. SRAM will seek advice from leading industry associations like Bikes Belong on proposal evaluation and fund distribution.
Avid introduces all new TaperBore technology in the new Elixir line of hydraulic disc brakes. TaperBore technology represents a ground up, clean slate design optimized for mountain bike applications. Elixir R and Elixir CR brakes are spec'd by all major manufactures in all mountain bike segments.
Absalon wins second straight gold - Congratulations to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Mountain Bike Champions! SRAM athletes finish, 1, 2…3!
1. Julien Absalon (France) SRAM, RockShox, Avid Truvativ 1.55.59
2. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) SRAM, RockShox, Avid Truvativ +1.07
3. Nino Schurter (Switzerland) SRAM, Avid +1.53
Brandon Semenuk wins Rampage on new Boxxer. Congratulations to Brandon Semenuk on winning RedBull Rampage! The 17-year-old Whistler resident ruled over the world's best, and took home the $10,000 grand prize riding the brand new 2010 RockShox BoXXer suspension fork. Semenuk's won riding his Trek Session 88 equipped with SRAM® X.O™ trigger shifter and rear derailleur, RockShox 2010 BoXXer World Cup suspension fork and Vivid™ rear shock, Avid® Elixir™ CR disc brakes, Truvativ® Holzfeller® OCT crankset and Boobar handlebar.
2009
SRAM helps welcome back seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong back to professional bike racing, a strong addition to the powerful Team Astana, and Lance 'Makes the Leap' to SRAM RED componentry.
Team Saxo Bank, the World's number one road team, makes an unprecedented mid-season switch to SRAM RED


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