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A big crash in Oregon means big problems on the North Side

SRAM, the Lincoln Park bike-parts maker, is in the midst of a PR crisis. The company's newfangled breaks failed, spectacularly, at a cycling race in Oregon. Results: a $15 million recall, and a saddlebag full of questions about the need for ever-more-high-tech bike parts. Click here.

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If I'm going to spend the money some of those parts cost I think I'd rather have a boat.

I guess the new fangled aspect is that they fit the MC under the shifter hoods and they weight-weenied the whole design. Apparently some of the seals didn't work in sub-freezing temps, but it seems like an easy fix.

I think hydro road is just a fad that isn't going to improve braking in 99% of conditions. It's going suck especially for steel bikes since it requires overbuilt forks and chain stays which will kill any road feel benefits.

Perfectly happy with BB7s... I've never jumped on the hydraulic disc craze and honestly don't understand it unless you can go through a set of pads in a single day. 

Saw a good article discussing the correct actions that SRAM has taken regarding this issue...

http://www.roadbikereview.com/reviews/sram-launches-hydraulic-brake...

(What's with "breaks" all of a sudden? I'm seeing this all over lately, not just in this forum. Did I miss something?)

Is this about the Hydro brakes? I couldn't find any info on a big crash in Oregon.  I won't be purchasing any of the Red SRAM products soon, so i'm not too worried.

From the CPSC website; the crash couldn't have been too big with only one minor injury reported.
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The firm received 95 reports of brakes failing in the U.S. One minor injury was reported in the U.S. and another in Australia.

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