HH acquired by SRAM

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Martin Bednarik

• January 19, 2022 15:21

I personally am all SRAM user so this is good news for me :)

Hopefully now we will see some progress in AXS web integration and Quarq Tyrewiz support.

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  Jami

  • January 19, 2022 15:51

  This is definitely great news and we are all very excited about it at Hammerhead!

  We plan to keep creating great new features that will support not only the SRAM ecosystem but also other manufacturers like Shimano and Campagnolo. Expansion of our integrations with electronic shifting systems is one of the features currently being investigated! I will also add your upvote for TyreWiz support!

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  David Cushman

  • January 19, 2022 16:24

  Yes, excited to see it as a consumer. Seems like a win-win-win for all parties involved.

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  Lukasz Szymczak

  • January 19, 2022 18:33

  How will be frequency of updates?
  Will it change?
  From one side it’s good news because SRAM it’s a huge brand in cycle world and they can help HH in improving a KAROO series. But could too that they will want Interfere in HH with yourselfs solutions, features etc…

  I am a new users of Karoo 2 and I wonder if this is a good move…

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  James

  • January 19, 2022 20:06

  +1 Tyrewiz.

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  Bob Lyle

  • January 19, 2022 21:22

  Only time will tell and as always I wish the Hammerhead team nothing but the best going forward, but historically speaking mergers, acquisitions and arms-length partnerships more often than not lead to either a narrowing of focus to stay in line with the parent/senior partner's business plan or a watering down of product uniqueness and developer creativity. In this case, expecting ongoing development of the current product to better support a competitor's (Shimano etc.) market is a little odd. I bought the K2 a year ago to intentionally go with their 'independent' freedom and creativeness as opposed to being swayed into a specific eco-culture of one-brand products. That has now been eroded away to my way of thinking.

  Fingers and toes crossed to see where this leads....

   

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  David Cushman

  • January 19, 2022 23:13

  I agree, time will tell if there is more money in a Karoo that works for all (Shimano and Campy too), so they keep updating along those lines. Or if it turns out SRAM can make more by having the Karoo dedicated to AXS, i.e. netting more money by selling less computers but more groupsets

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  Donovan Dewey

  • January 23, 2022 23:56

  Also +1 for Tyrewiz

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  Ralph

  • January 30, 2022 13:14

  I'm pretty sure that SRAM will push marketing of the Karoo, so it will be better known by all costumers. Let's be honest, Garmin is widely known, then Wahoo and some even know Sigma. Many never heard of Karoo.

  Personally I'm absolutely convinced of Karoo and I can see a big potential. It's like in the early days of Android 2.x fighting iOS. Now they are on the same level.

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  Andy Edridge

  • February 12, 2022 12:01

  I’m hoping that they will now start listening to what users are saying and asking for to make this a better product in these forums instead of saying go buy a Garmin if you want that feature, I already have a Garmin 1030+ but want the Karoo 2 to be better then that. .

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  Kieshe

  • February 12, 2022 15:59

  Andy, I fully agree. There are many features missing that I have on my Garmin 830. Hammerhead resp. SRAM has a lot of work to do to become a serious competitor.

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