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So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Thanks,

s

On Mar 17, 9:50*pm, sam wrote:
So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Thanks,

s

There could be now, or there might have been life there. All the
available data suggest it was or is certainly a possibility

On 3/17/2011 4:50 PM, sam wrote:
So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Thanks,

s


Don't get aftermarket cages and pulleys for your
rear derailleur.

Fred Schleck

sam wrote:
So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Ask Andy.

"sam" wrote in message
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So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Thanks,

s


Ryan Cousineau has a good article for you...paging Ryan. Really, you should
read it. Anyway, I've used Sram Red, and liked it just fine, but pedaling
with that hollow Sram Red dome cassette is as noisy as freewheeling with a
Chris King hub. As far as the shifting, it's as fast or faster than Dura
Ace, and can drop multiple steps down the cassette like Campagnolo. The
hoods feel like 9 spd and 10 spd Campy. The mechanics of Sram allow you to
downshift from the drops as easily as with a Campy thumb trigger. by pulling
the inner lever of the rear shifter toward the drop and simply flicking your
wrist. With that said, Sram is a good choice over Campy because of
wheel/cassette compatibility, but I recently switched from Sram Red to Campy
Record 10 because I don't like the up- and down-shift motion (going in the
same direction) of the Sram stuff, which causes inadvertent
shifting...especially when you're on the rivet or bonking while climbing and
the drivetrain is under load (this isn't much of a problem in crits or while
in a pace-line because you're typically spinning in these situations and
there isn't a lot of stress on the gears). Plus, Campy is repairable and
Sram isn't (even though the internals of Sram suggest that they can be
repaired and/or replaced). Hope this helps.

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"sam" wrote in message
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So what's the verdict on SRAM?

Thanks,

s


Ryan Cousineau has a good article for you...paging Ryan. Really, you should
read it. Anyway, I've used Sram Red, and liked it just fine, but pedaling
with that hollow Sram Red dome cassette is as noisy as freewheeling with a
Chris King hub. As far as the shifting, it's as fast or faster than Dura
Ace, and can drop multiple steps down the cassette like Campagnolo. The
hoods feel like 9 spd and 10 spd Campy. The mechanics of Sram allow you to
downshift from the drops as easily as with a Campy thumb trigger. by pulling
the inner lever of the rear shifter toward the drop and simply flicking your
wrist. With that said, Sram is a good choice over Campy because of
wheel/cassette compatibility, but I recently switched from Sram Red to Campy
Record 10 because I don't like the up- and down-shift motion (going in the
same direction) of the Sram stuff, which causes inadvertent
shifting...especially when you're on the rivet or bonking while climbing and
the drivetrain is under load (this isn't much of a problem in crits or while
in a pace-line because you're typically spinning in these situations and
there isn't a lot of stress on the gears). Plus, Campy is repairable and
Sram isn't (even though the internals of Sram suggest that they can be
repaired and/or replaced). Hope this helps.

It does. Great info. Thanks!

s