View Poll Results: What component manufacturer do you prefere? Shimano or SRAM?
Shimano
86
66.15%
SRAM
19
14.62%
I like fluffy clouds
25
19.23%
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Are you a Shimano or a SRAM person?
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I don't even know how to pronounce SRAM. Can someone help me?
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Shimano in the lead, fluffy clouds #2 , SRAM dead last.
Of course, one also has to look at the difference between Road and MTB groupsets, and perhaps cross.
The MTB SRAM groupsets may have much greater favor.
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Bikes hanging in my garage :
5 Sram Road 2x10
2 Sram MTB 2x10
1 Sram Road 2x11
2 singlespeeds
Parts in my junk pile:
3 sets of broken Shimano road shifters
assorted Shimano derailleurs
5 Sram Road 2x10
2 Sram MTB 2x10
1 Sram Road 2x11
2 singlespeeds
Parts in my junk pile:
3 sets of broken Shimano road shifters
assorted Shimano derailleurs
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You know there's always someone who is faster, rides farther and posts more. So in reality your only competing against yourself.
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Unless it is etap I will take Shimano, at least at 105 level and up.
In mountain bikes I do like sram shifting and their high end guide brakes don't completely suck. I got tossed over the bars on a bike with XTR braking because they were so freaking grabby...and that cost me two broken ribs. You have to watch that Shimano mtb braking.
In mountain bikes I do like sram shifting and their high end guide brakes don't completely suck. I got tossed over the bars on a bike with XTR braking because they were so freaking grabby...and that cost me two broken ribs. You have to watch that Shimano mtb braking.
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If you have your important brake on the same side as your important shifter, not only does it make more sense when you're using a hand to do something else, but on Shimano you can brake and downshift with one move. That's pretty sweet.
Related to why I think Etap blows - you need both hands on the bars to use it.
Related to why I think Etap blows - you need both hands on the bars to use it.
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If you have your important brake on the same side as your important shifter, not only does it make more sense when you're using a hand to do something else, but on Shimano you can brake and downshift with one move. That's pretty sweet.
Related to why I think Etap blows - you need both hands on the bars to use it.
Related to why I think Etap blows - you need both hands on the bars to use it.
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You need both hands if you want to shift the RD both ways...
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Sram for me without question. I used Shimano for years but now have my two main bikes on Sram (Red and Force 10 sp.). The ergonomics of the shifters just work so much better for me. I have arthritic elbows (old injury on radial bone head) and the double tap can be done more-or-less with finger movement, without as much arm twisting of the whole arm required to shift with the Shimano brake lever. I doubt if most people have this issue, but I do. The hoods work well for me too. I do have a Shimano group on my gravel bike, but it's 9 speed with bar end shifters - which also work very well for my elbows issue. Sounds crazy, but I'd go with good Cane Creek levers and bar end shifters if I was forced to go with Shimano.
Functionality? All my and my wife's bikes (Shimano Ultegra 9 and 10 speed) work flawlessly with minimal adjustment and maintenance, so that's a wash.
Oh, I also have a Campy 8 speed Record. It uses indexed 8 speed downtube shifters. I might switch to Campy 8 speed Ergos, but having one downtube bike is fun. I've never used the Campy Ergos, so can't comment on the ergonomics.
Ergonomics trumps all other considerations, because IMHO, they all work very, very well.
Functionality? All my and my wife's bikes (Shimano Ultegra 9 and 10 speed) work flawlessly with minimal adjustment and maintenance, so that's a wash.
Oh, I also have a Campy 8 speed Record. It uses indexed 8 speed downtube shifters. I might switch to Campy 8 speed Ergos, but having one downtube bike is fun. I've never used the Campy Ergos, so can't comment on the ergonomics.
Ergonomics trumps all other considerations, because IMHO, they all work very, very well.
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Bike component choice is not binary, despite the fact we are living in the digital age. So, I have 2 great road bikes equipped with Campagnolo components. I have a touring bike that has Shimano derailleurs and shifters only, I have a mountain bike that uses SRAM shifters, and rear derailleur(front derailleur is Shimano). I also have a beautiful older road bike with a full Mavic groupset. 5 years from now maybe we will be talking about Microshift vs FSA or maybe Rotor. I am agnostic in this debate, I simply look for stuff that works for me and my bikes
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I have no experience with Sram, I'm sure they are fine but I had a bike with full Ultra group that I rode for 25 years and it still worked perfectly until I retired the bike in favor of a new one with 11 speed 105. That one only has 500+ miles so far but it works flawlessly.
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Campy Chorus!
2 bikes with 8 speed
3 with 11
My MTB (which I never use) has Deore, the POS on my trainer has Tiagra 10.
2 bikes with 8 speed
3 with 11
My MTB (which I never use) has Deore, the POS on my trainer has Tiagra 10.