SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £214.99 – Save 45% (RRP: £394)

Take a look now to discover what makes SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – SRAM
• Videos
• Summary
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SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Gear Shifters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control.

The first thing is material. Looking at what SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Gear Shifters. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Gear Shifters. Brands like SRAM are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Gear Shifters category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Gear Shifters.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £214.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Gear Shifters

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Gear Shifters.

We found 184 in the Gear Shifters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £114.04, making it above average at £214.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Gear Shifters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £389.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 184 products available we worked out that 30 cost more than SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control and 153 were cheaper.

Cost of SRAM products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 302 products from SRAM, of which 57 were in the Gear Shifters category.

For now though we’re looking at SRAM branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £186.89 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest SRAM product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £2300.00.

Of the 302 from SRAM, 74 were more expensive than SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control and 227 were cheaper.

How much are SRAM Gear Shifters?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at SRAM products that are listed in the Gear Shifters category.

The average price of the 57 products that match this search was £93.01, with the cheapest coming in at £4.99 and highest price was £369.00. With the average being £93.01, SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control comes in above average.

6 products that meet this search were more expensive than SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control and 50 were cheaper.

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SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Shifters category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control or another similar product, like SRAM Red ETAP HRD Shift-Brake Control reviews or SRAM Red ETAP Shift-Brake Control reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Gear Shifters.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Gear Shifters. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with SRAM, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010915535
• Product ID 2: 590661UK
• Brand: SRAM
• Model number: 00.7018.233.001
• RRP: £394
• EAN: 710845779244
• Description: SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake ControlThe SRAM Red HRD Shift-Brake Control is designed for those who demand the best performance from their road bike’s brakes, no matter what the weather is doing. Featuring SRAM’s HydroR technology, this brake takes speed control and stability to another level. The Red HRD will enable you to descend with more confidence and kill your speed much later when approaching a bend.Slick ShiftingIt’s not just all about the braking with this lever, as its ergonomic design offers all day comfort for cruising on the hoods. When it’s time to put some power down, SRAM’s DoubleTap shift technology offers you multiple shifts from a single lever. This is combined with SRAM’s ZeroLoss engagement for crisp, immediate shifting.Features: Material: Carbon Fibre (shift lever and brake lever), Aluminium (caliper) Derailleur Compatibility: SRAM road 11-Speed Pad Type: Steel-backed organic Caliper Mount Type: Post mount Optimised power and modulation for higher speeds and more control Refined lever body design is more comfortable Easy access bleed port means convenient service Shift paddle design is lightweight and offers improved finger clearance Weight: 449g (post mount version with left lever, front caliper, 800mm hose, 160mm rotor and hardware)*Please note, brake rotor not included Technologies: Connectamajig: This is the coupling hose that makes the initial set-up of SRAM road hydraulic brake systems easy, fast and convenient for the factory, craft builder, or dealer. The intimidation of hydraulics is gone with a push and a twist, it’s just that easy. DOT 5.1: Heat is an enemy of any brake system, so advancements in heat management mean advancements in your ride. SRAM found that in their systems DOT 5.1 takes almost three times longer to boil than DOT 4, thus allowing flawless, fade-free performance in even more extreme conditions. DoubleTap:¬†DoubleTap¬†makes changing gears easier and faster, eliminating the cumbersome and awkward engagement associated with two-lever systems. DoubleTap handles up and downshifts in one short, sweeping motion, with minimal effort and maximum comfort no matter where you are on the bars. With short, rapid taps you will shift up through the shifting range and downshifting comes via a longer sweep of the lever (in the same inward direction you upshift, but to an ergonomically maximised 15¬∞ angle) ErgoDynamics: Longer brake levers with independent reach adjust for the brake and shift levers, and an optimised hood shape give riders of any size comfort and easy access to the controls. Reach Adjust: Brake lever fit and feel is a personal thing. Riders have individual positioning preferences, as well as unique hand sizes and finger lengths. Reach Adjust makes it easy to adjust your lever for maximum one-finger control for everyone. Yaw Compatibility: The front derailleur cage rotates to maintain a consistent angular relationship with the chain. Yaw technology eliminates the need for shifter trim. As a result, shifts feel more direct, more precise, and combined with the new Red crankset and chainrings, delivers an unmatched performance advantage in front shifting. ZeroLoss: ZeroLoss simply means, well, zero loss‚Äîwhen you push on the lever, for an upshift or down shift, the cable is engaged instantly‚Äîzero loss of movement. There is no middle-ground where you’re waiting for the shift to come. Gear changes are instant and precise.Buy¬†SRAM Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Components > Gear Shifters
• Savings percentage from RRP: 45%
• Size: Left Hand Front – Direct Mount
• Unisex
• 179.01
• Adult

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