Groupsets

On Friday, March 18, 2011 5:15:10 AM UTC-7, sam wrote:
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On Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:50:48 PM UTC-7, sam wrote:
So what's the verdict on SRAM?

As for SRAM, the people I know who've used it seem to be quietly happy with it. I'm not sure I see a unique selling point for it (unless it's cheap), but that's hardly an indictment.

However, Cyclingnews recently posted a review of SRAM Force, the penultimate group, which they gave a "4" on their rating scale, which goes from 4 to 5.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/reviews/s...-road-groupset

This may not tell you much about SRAM Force, but it does give us an excuse to explain the subtle art of reading a buff-book tech review and extracting actual data. Follow along as I parse selected quotes...
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Awesome. Thanks for the good info.

I posted an edited version of this elsewhere, and some SRAM-loving friends all came out and said they loved it, specifically citing its usefulness in cyclocross (I'm not sure why CX; I've asked them to explain).

I haven't ridden a SRAM bike yet, but I would not turn a bike down for having it. My main road race bike has a Shimagnolo setup with Campy-9 shifters, which I like a lot. My CX bike has 105, which I like just fine, and my commuter bike has friction DT shifters, which I like just fine.