Originally Posted by
Amt0571
To be honest, I think that shimano engineering is generally better than sram, but their mechanical shifters that break cables every 2000 miles are a total crap that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole.
Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Their first generation featuring under-the-bar-tape shift cable routing had cable-chewing issues, but that was 10 years and a few generations ago. That, and "every 2000 miles," is an exaggeration; maybe some unlucky souls have experienced this, but it would be highly atypical.
I've had a RD cable break (in the shifter) in less than 2,000 miles, and that was on latest-gen 105. Granted, I shift a lot, since it is pretty hilly around here.