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SRAM rival groupset

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  • July 8, 2016 at 9:58 am #25994
    arfa

    Does anyone have experience of the above groupset ? I am looking at a bike with hydraulic disc brakes and this groupset on it. Am I right in thinking it equates to a shimano 105 groupset ?
    Thanks

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  • August 13, 2016 at 10:26 pm #874721
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    thobson

    I have sram rival hydro on

    I have sram rival hydro on one of my bikes and I love it. To me double tap is far more intuituive than shimano’s setup. Whilst the shifters themselves are “clicky” i find the deraileur/cassette shifts are smoother than my ultegra Di2 setup on my other bike. My next bike will definitely have sram

    July 15, 2016 at 7:03 pm #874719
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    Fish_n_Chips

    I’m using Rival 11×1 with

    I’m using Rival 11×1 with Rival Hydro’s on my CX.

    I enjoy using them more than my Ultegra.  Simple and don’t find the steps between changes too large. The brakes are great but not your powerful as large mtb discs.  

    I use 160mm and find them way more powerful than any rim or wire operated calipers.  The feel is great.

     

    July 9, 2016 at 5:46 pm #874717
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    mike the bike
    Rod Marton wrote:
    Conventionally Rival is thought of as slightly above 105 ……

     

    That would be unconventional round here.

    July 9, 2016 at 3:48 pm #874715
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    arfa

    Thanks folks, it turned out

    Thanks folks, it turned out to be academic as I opted for a shimano equipped bike in the end

    July 8, 2016 at 2:44 pm #874713
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    pruaga

    My cyclocross/commuter bike

    My cyclocross/commuter bike is a 1×11 doubletap, with Shimano Ultegra on my road bike.  I thought the difference in shifting might confuse me, but it is surprisingly easy.  At first I had a few accidental wrong way shifts, but I got used to it very quickly.  

    July 8, 2016 at 1:03 pm #874711
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    ct

    No double tap simply means
    No double tap simply means that to go up a gear you change like a shimano shift, the double tap is a slight wider shift to go down. The brake lever is fixed. All change is from the moveable paddle.

    I no longer ride any shimano geared bikes. SRAM rocks. I ride Rival, it is ace.

    July 8, 2016 at 12:55 pm #874709
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    arfa

    Thanks Rod, very helpful.
    Thanks Rod, very helpful. Does double tap mean a double click to change gear ? I would not be sure about it if that was the case

    July 8, 2016 at 11:55 am #874707
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    Rod Marton

    Conventionally Rival is

    Conventionally Rival is thought of as slightly above 105 and Apex slightly below. I run 105 on one of my bikes and Apex on another, and frankly I prefer Apex. Doubletap shifting takes a little getting used to, but once you do it is second nature and you never fluff a gear change.Almost all the components are as least as good as 105: the one exception is the bottom bracket which wears out ridiculously quickly (and then as it is incompatible with anything else you need to replace with another Sram bottom bracket). Fortunately it’s cheap and not too difficult a job. So I would be happier with  Rival than 105, just invest in a set of bottom bracket tools.

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