Acros brings hydraulic gearstick A-GE
In future, the 5Red will be called A-GE: Acros is relaunching the lightweight hydraulic gearstick after a facelift.
It consists of 248 individual parts, is lighter than an XX drivetrain and costs 1500 euros: the A-GE. Acros has bought up the 5Rot derailleur invented by Christoph Muthers and is now launching it on the market with a new design. The first pictures were shown at the Sea Otter Festival in America.
Instead of a cable, the A-GE uses a mineral oil-filled cable to transmit the shifting command from the lever to the front derailleur or rear derailleur. The shift lever, front derailleur and rear derailleur of the A-GE weigh no more than 368 grams in total. Top value, ahead of the SRAM XX.
Ride review of the Acros A-GE in BIKE 5/11
You can find out how the gear system works and how it rides in the May issue of BIKE, which has been on newsstands since 8 April.
