Why do people say es-ram when its just Sram?

warrior4life
warrior4life Posts: 925
edited September 2013 in The bottom bracket
Who started all this es-ram stuff?
It seems to be mainly the lower part of the country.. Very strange
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Have you asked Jeremy Paxman? He knows it all
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Dunno but it's boll0cks. Some even say Shram
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  • zbiegu
    zbiegu Posts: 42
    I always say Sram with smile on my face, because in Polish it means 'taking a dump' :lol:
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    i call it Shimano
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  • trooperk
    trooperk Posts: 189
    That Sright they all say it wrong.
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  • MrTea1976
    MrTea1976 Posts: 1
    It's probably 'cos sr doesn't really happen at the start of English words. (cue many people telling me sr words)
  • butcher of bakersfield
    butcher of bakersfield Posts: 1,233
    Sram never made sense to me, so I always assumed it was S-ram. It's a very odd word. These days I have learned the error of my ways, but still find myself wanting to revert...it's just not right.
  • Buckie2k5
    Buckie2k5 Posts: 600
    why dont we all just start calling it ram and see if it takes on ;)
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    I call it s*it cos that's all it is .....
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    Does it really matter? :roll:
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    De Sisti wrote:
    Does it really matter? :roll:

    It must to you or you wouldn't have posted. :wink:
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Must be like Sri, as in Sri Lanka. Or not.
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Mechanism wrote:
    Must be like Sri, as in Sri Lanka. Or not.
    That's Ceylon.
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  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    I think its pronounced Shhhraaaem - with a heave CA accent. I have watched their youtube vids so many times for servicing shox and bleeding brakes.

    maybe people confuse it with S-Works
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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Its Durrache...with a spanish accent
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    In hull, campagnolo is pronounced campagnerrlerr.
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  • hipshot
    hipshot Posts: 371
    Sram should be pronounced simply with a slight note of disdain.

    Or just 'not Campagnolo'. :D
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    NapoleonD wrote:
    In hull, campagnolo is pronounced campagnerrlerr.

    These forums need a "Like" button.
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    My local bike shop calls it Scram or Meccano....tho meccano actually looks better.

    Dont get me started on folk who call Campagnolo "Campy" it's Campag ok. Bloody yanks.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    hipshot wrote:
    Sram should be pronounced simply with a slight note of disdain.

    Or just 'not Campagnolo'. :D

    Don't worry - Audi is pronounced Awdi up here and Peugeot: Pewgot.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Have you asked Jeremy Paxman? He knows it all

    So you have slipped down the slippery slope into the armageddon that is BB. There is no way out for you now Ugo.
    I expect you'll be clicking on all 400 odd pages of the Big girls thread soon. Life over.
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    in electronics static random-access memory, SRAM is pronounced es-ram :roll:
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • typekitty
    typekitty Posts: 188
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Dont get me started on folk who call Campagnolo "Campy" it's Campag ok. Bloody yanks.

    So I shouldn't start calling Shimano, Shimmy, then.
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Q: What does SRAM mean?

    R: SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's [sic] names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials
    provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly
    translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM.
    Just SRAM.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Dont get me started on folk who call Campagnolo "Campy" it's Campag ok. Bloody yanks.

    ...and Campagnolo do themselves, bloody Italians :)http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/techinfo/index.jsp

    (I agree it sounds sh1t though)
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    MichaelW wrote:
    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Q: What does SRAM mean?

    R: SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's [sic] names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials
    provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly
    translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM.
    Just SRAM.

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  • Davdandy
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    MichaelW wrote:
    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Q: What does SRAM mean?

    R: SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's [sic] names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials
    provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly
    translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM.
    Just SRAM.

    It could be reversed and you get Mars. :roll:
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  • rolf_f
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    NapoleonD wrote:
    In hull, campagnolo is pronounced campagnerrlerr.

    Never ride your Campagnerrlerr in the snerr.
    Davdandy wrote:
    MichaelW wrote:
    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Q: What does SRAM mean?

    R: SRAM is the conglomeration of our founder's [sic] names, Scott, Ray and sAM. The initials
    provided a simple way to come up with a corporate name that could be trademarked and directly
    translated into languages other than English. It is not pronounced S-RAM, SchRAM, or SkRAM.
    Just SRAM.

    It could be reversed and you get Mars. :roll:

    I'd have gone for SCRAM! Or ARSY....
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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    Learn from the pro's

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5XhKsif52w

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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    I say campagnolo :P
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