Spotted in an LBS today

I can tell your the other side of the pond. Because the Smartbar didn't go over very well in the
USA. Or even Srams 3.0 and 4.0 derailleurs. All you can get over here are 5.0 , 7.0 , 9.0,9.0 SL,
and the newest one X.0.

Fire up MTB 03

Huw Pritchard said:

If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Huw "Brum, brummmmmm" Pritchard

Neeeeeeeeeeed!

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Several years ago when this bit of garbage was announced, we passed the trade magazine around the
shop and had a really good laugh. Amazing that if you consider the Hybrid market was a disaster
(excepting 26" wheeled "comfort" bikes) that this think was ever even considered.

Nobody EVER asked us for one of these.

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Huw "Brum, brummmmmm" Pritchard

it sucks it is made of plastic

Quoted message said:

Several years ago when this bit of garbage was announced, we passed the trade magazine around the
shop and had a really good laugh. Amazing that if you consider the Hybrid market was a disaster
(excepting 26" wheeled "comfort" bikes) that this think was ever even considered.

Nobody EVER asked us for one of these.

Had a SRAM rep ask me if I had one yet. Does that count?

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Nelson Binch said:

Amazing that if you consider the Hybrid market was a disaster (excepting 26" wheeled "comfort"
bikes) that this think was ever even considered.

My shop sells plenty of 700c wheeled hybrids. Don't tell our customers the "market is a
disaster". <G>

Barry

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Huw "Brum, brummmmmm" Pritchard

it sucks it is made of plastic

Gianni?

On Mon, 26 May 2003 18:07:47 -0400, ClydesdaleMTB did issue forth:

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it sucks it is made of plastic

Gianni?

Do keep up. We established this some time ago.

Although having looked at the Smartbar, I must say that for once I'm inclined to agree on the
[censored] of this particular item.

Huw "SRAM Smartbar is made of plastic, ah ah death to you and your hybrid" Pritchard

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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We saw this monstrosity at the TO Bike Show a few years back when they demo'd it. It got quite
the giggle.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar,
weighing in at twice the weight of the rest of

your

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bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be without one?

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it sucks it is made of plastic

Nope. It's almost entirely made of aluminium. And it weighs a ton.

Andy Chequer

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Stupid toy. I mean, WTF needs .........oh bollox.

Shaun aRe

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If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Oh... YES, baby! This is just bike [censored] at it's best...
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Huw Pritchard said:

If your car has a dashboard, shouldn't your bike have one too? SRAM present the Smartbar, weighing
in at twice the weight of the rest of your bike, and selling for a mere £240, how can you be
without one?

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Huw "Brum, brummmmmm" Pritchard

Coolness: the handlebar becomes an ergonomic, intuitive, ultra-integrated control system

Yeah, right.

Oh look ! A squadron of pigs right over A-MB

Peter R.

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<Howl><LOL>

Do you think the "remote buttons" they discribe are difficult to use.. Surely it makes no sense
having the buttons away from the bike?

Sort of looks cool but I think in MTB terms its vera-vera-silly

<Chuckle> Gyp

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Trick 2: ride in front of V-brake sucker and speed up as you approach turn, luring said sucker
into a false sense of security. Slam the front disc hard, let go, easily make the turn and
listen to the carnage behind you.....hehehe...my favorite.

wouldn't work, i'd just use You as a burm and you go highside.

Hence the tacoed rear wheels I mentioned before, except they used me as a wall and went highside, of
the handlebars.

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as i'v said as long as the brakes can lock the wheels it is what *tires* you have that matter not
the type of brake - of course you need to be able to ride.

I had a set of Speed dials set in the highest leverage position, they could lock both wheels with
one finger, couldn't stop the bike worth a damn. The first time I rode them I tried for about 100ft
to stop on wet grass until I ran out of field and crashed. Locking the wheel is a stupid thing to do
and brakes that allow you to do nothing but lock the wheel are about as useful as a hockey stick in
the spokes.
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Does it have indicators? I want indicators! *click click click..*

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you consider the Hybrid market was a disaster (excepting 26" wheeled "comfort" bikes) that this
think was ever even considered.

More than every second new bike I see around here is a 28" wheeled hybrid. Now the new thing are the
so called "fitness-hybrids" with wheels and some componentry from roadbikes and a straight
handlebar. Like this one: merida.comspeedert5.jpgOpen ↗ I guess the
hybrid-market wasn't a disaster everywhere...😉

Juho Finland

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you consider the Hybrid market was a disaster (excepting 26" wheeled "comfort" bikes) that this
think was ever even considered.

More than every second new bike I see around here is a 28" wheeled hybrid. Now the new thing are
the so called "fitness-hybrids" with wheels and some componentry from roadbikes and a straight
handlebar. Like this one: merida.comspeedert5.jpgOpen ↗ I guess the
hybrid-market wasn't a disaster everywhere...😉

Juho Finland

The Hybrid/coaster bike and electric bike markets are supposed to be the fastest growing segments
in bicycles right now. Personally I don't do anything to help that trend because I'm a mountian
bike bigot.
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Does it have indicators? I want indicators! *click click click..*

😄

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