SRAM and RockShox with special Athens parts

There are still over three weeks to go until the Olympic bike races. But more and more parts that sponsors are producing especially for the races on Mount Parnitha are already becoming public. SRAM and RockShox are not to be missed: After all, Bart Brentjens and Miguel Martinez have already become Olympic champions with the twist grips, and Martinez also rode a "SIDney" fork in 2000. For Athens, RockShox is now presenting the "SID Athena" in elegant mother-of-pearl white, while SRAM is following suit with X.0 twist shifters, a cassette and a chain in a golden finish. The Swiss cracks who will be riding these parts in Athens include Christoph Sauser, Thomas Frischknecht, Ralph Näf and Barbara Blatter.

Barbara Blatter will get the most out of all the special Athens parts fitted to her bike: In addition to a "SID Athena", the Bülach native will also ride the golden drive components. Her SID will also be adorned with a small Swiss flag. Ralph Näf and Christoph Sauser will make do with the chain and shifters, and Thomas Frischknecht will mount one of the golden chains on his bike. While the SRAM parts with the gold finish will never go into series production, the "SID Athena" will come onto the market in very limited numbers. Anyone interested in such a fork should therefore put their name down on the waiting list at RockShox importer Amsler.