SRAM

SRAM may refer to:

Technology

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SRAM (video game)

SRAM is a textual adventure with graphics for the Amstrad CPC.

The name SRAM means MARS in reverse.

It was developed by Serge Hauduc, Ludovic Hauduc and Jacques Hémonic and published by ERE informatique.

It had a sequel called SRAM II. The game developers would later program QIN.

SRAM Corporation

SRAM Corporation is a privately held bicycle component manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, founded in 1987. SRAM is an acronym comprising the names of its founders, Scott, Ray, and Sam, (where Ray is the middle name of company head Stan Day).The company is known for producing cycling components, including some internally developed, such as Grip Shift, DoubleTap, dedicated 1x11 mountain and road drivetrains, and the only available wireless electronic groupset, SRAM Red eTap.

The company grew organically and through acquisitions to become one of the largest high-end cycling component brands in the world, selling under the brands SRAM, Avid, RockShox, Truvativ, Quarq, and Zipp. Their components are manufactured primarily in-house, in factories located in Portugal, Taiwan, China, and the U.S., and distributed and sold as Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) equipment and aftermarket components in high-end markets globally.

History

As a start-up company, SRAM introduced the Grip Shift (or twist shift) gear-change method and technology to the road bike market in 1988. That technology was then adapted for mountain bikes in 1991.