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Old 07-30-10, 12:45 PM
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The 2010 Sram Force?

I have ridden the Red for a while now and have heard great things about the new 2010 SRAM Force.

My question to those of you who have ridden both.

Can you tell a difference between having the zero loss on the rear shifter on the Red and not on the Force?

Thinking of building up with Force.
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I've got 1 Red bike and 2 Force bikes. Love them all. IMO, Force is indistinguishable from Red, from a performance standpoint. Because of the price difference, I will go all Force in the future.
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Originally Posted by hodie21
I have ridden the Red for a while now and have heard great things about the new 2010 SRAM Force.

My question to those of you who have ridden both.

Can you tell a difference between having the zero loss on the rear shifter on the Red and not on the Force?

Thinking of building up with Force.
you could have just red for the shifters if you are worried.
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Old 07-30-10, 04:21 PM
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Yes I can tell the difference, but no it isn't a huge deal.
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Originally Posted by umd
Yes I can tell the difference, but no it isn't a huge deal.
Same. I can tell the difference, but after shifting up once instead of down, I remember which bike I'm on and throw the lever a little more to shift down. Usually only takes 1x/ride to get it into memory.
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