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Shimano or Sram??

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  • August 28, 2015 at 11:10 am #24717
    iris

    Thinking of change a derailleur set for my current road bike, Which one should I choose between Shimano Ultegra and SRAM Force ? or do you have other recommendations ? What factors should I pay attention to ? BTW, has any one bought a Campagnolo? way out of budget and hard to see in the market, but still curious. Does it really deserves its price?

    Thx for answering 🙂 🙂

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  • September 1, 2015 at 4:42 am #858471
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    iris

    Is there a obvious difference
    Is there a obvious difference between this two except the shifter feelings. like weight, dust&water proof ability, rust proof ability or other factors.And some people recommend Shimano 105 over ultegra. Is there a obvious difference between this two?

    August 29, 2015 at 11:35 am #858467
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    hsiaolc

    Shimano Di2 anyday.
    If not
    Shimano Di2 anyday.

    If not Di2 I go for ultegra. Shimano has much better build quality and just more durable.

    August 29, 2015 at 11:35 am #858469
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    hsiaolc

    Shimano Di2 anyday.
    If not
    Shimano Di2 anyday.

    If not Di2 I go for ultegra. Shimano has much better build quality and just more durable.

    August 29, 2015 at 7:52 am #858465
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    Welsh boy

    Between Shimano and Sram, my
    Between Shimano and Sram, my choice is Sram. The lever body feels nicer in my hand, the shift is crisper and I don’t like the floating feeling of Shimano’s brake lever. But both work very well and neither is a bad system. Grab hold of the brake levers in the shop and see which fit your hand best. Cant comment on the new Campag stuff.

    August 29, 2015 at 6:58 am #858463
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    racingcondor

    They’re both extremely good.
    They’re both extremely good. Go with the one which you like better (feel of shifters, if you like double tap etc).

    August 28, 2015 at 11:24 pm #858461
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    Roadras

    What do you want to use it
    What do you want to use it for? If you’re sticking a handlebar bag (like an alpkit) on then SRAMs lever throw takes up less room so won’t interfere. It also weighs less. You can match up a clutch mech to it as well.

    Shimano will probs feel nicer but my SRAM apex feels great. The shape of shimano I had before fits my hands better though.

    Ultegra can be had for £470 ish whereas force is more like £570 ish.

    For a pure road bike I reckon ultegra. For an all terrain bike I reckon force.

    August 28, 2015 at 9:18 pm #858459
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    Meaulnes

    Campagnolo Athena
    Campagnolo Athena

    August 28, 2015 at 8:05 pm #858457
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    Flying Scot

    Campagnolo Chorus.
    Campagnolo Chorus.

    August 28, 2015 at 1:59 pm #858455
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    Yorkshie Whippet

    Those that use Campy,
    Those that use Campy, generally swear by it. Bit like Apple users.

    Me, I changed to SRAM a year or so ago after using Shimano for over ten years. If you can, go test the other system and see which you like and sod what people say.

    August 28, 2015 at 12:43 pm #858453
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    CXR94Di2

    Shimano ultegra
    Shimano ultegra

    August 28, 2015 at 11:56 am #858451
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    stenmeister

    I guess it’s down to personal
    I guess it’s down to personal preference and you will no doubt get people extolling the virtues of their own favourite.

    I have never been well off to afford each of the different ones but have always found Shimano to excellent.

    One consideration would be the difference in the shifters – SRAM’s double tap has never appealed to me.

    Campagnolo are not that hard to find, just try Wiggle for example.

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