Question: I'm custom ordering a bike and can choose any components I want. Even Campy. Any suggestions?
Answer: Sram - Better performance, Better Ergonomics, BETTER drivetrain life... SRAM has been around for all of you saying they haven't - I used to race on it back in 1998, 99, 00, 01(SACHS) and it's on my Remedy66 right now... I would have it no other way! http://www.sram.com/en/about/history.php The question though is ABOUT THE SRAM ROAD GROUPO'S!!! So in a nut shell... Quote- "Narrow minded yet forward thinking. Bike components are all we do - which is why we do them so mind-bendingly well. SRAM Corporation began with the goal of creating the absolute best shifting system and changed the cycling world forever with the introduction of Grip Shift. To support the innovation, we invested in Sachs Bicycle Company and built a state of the art manufacturing facility in Schweinfurt Germany. We had the vision and desire to expand our presence in the industry so we found the best suspension company, RockShox, joined forces with them, creating huge excitement in the global cycling community. Not content to stop there, we knew expanding our line with the best brakes, bottom brackets and cranksets would fine-tune the ride even more. So we teamed up with Avid and Truvativ. Now that we have achieved total drive train nirvana, we will continue to seek and deploy technological and engineering advancements, as we compulsively refine and redefine the pinnacle of the ultimate ride." Sram has answered the two CUSTOMER complaints of Shimano and Campy and has seemlessly blended the two and has MANAGED to do it WITH OUT copy/patent infringement - REMARKABLE! A totally simple Leapfrog type system that is totally rebuilable - Do that with Shimano! Ask any bike shop mechanic how many shimano shifters come in totally locked up or won't release during the seaon - We had Two today!!! Both 9sp Durace! Campy is so overpriced only a few can afford it! So... Deck your bike out for $800+/- for Rival or $1400+/- for Force. This is the MOST anticipated Groupo release since XTR!!! I'm working with a lady right now on a kit - she's 4'11 and can't reach the Shimano shifters, quess what... She can the Sram! There are many reasons to use Sram... The most I can figure is durability. You take a couple of screws out of the side and you're at the internals - how great is that. Ben P - Some bikes don't have a fitting on the frame for a downtube barrel adjuster(Giant among others) The mechanic should have seen this and noted it and WATCHED the installation videos on the WEBSITE and put in an inline barrel adjuster to cure it! ******IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT TAKE A SOLE MECHANICS WORK AT FACE VALUE - IF YOU THINK IT ISN'T RIGHT, IT PROBABLY ISN'T!!!
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