Sram Red Versus Dura Ace

[CMDC]

Any advice on this topic? Sram durability?

[Bianchisti]

Would love to know to!

[eddy]

Serious question, why are limiting yourself to these two and not considering Campag as well ?

[Bianchisti]

Is campag any good? Seriously, cause I haven't had much "interaction" with it.

[Bat-ass]

Japanese engineering = precision

American engineering = functional

Italian engineering = flashy

[W3RN3R]

Your budget size!!!!

[Oltremo]

^{SRAMRED has made it onto most top end new bikes being sold. Not taking away from it's capability I think this is primarily due to good marketing.}

^{Campaq, good, flashy, expensive}

^{Dura Ace, good, functional, least expensive.}

^{All 3 are more than capable, I would even include Ultegra in that list. Durability is the same amongst all 4. There may be some weight differences maybe Sramred is 15-30 grams less than the rest, makes no diff to me.}

^{The differentiator is going to be aestetics, price, and ego}

[Cippo]

Is campag any good? Seriously, cause I haven't had much "interaction" with it.

 

Everything else wears out. Campag wears in. Its the kinda stuff you end up putting on display when you take it off your bike.

[CAAD4]

Is campag any good? Seriously, cause I haven't had much "interaction" with it.

 

With a name like that, you really should know....

[Cippo]

 

 

With a name like that, you really should know....

 

+1

['Dale]

Peter Sagan uses Red.

'Nuff said.

 

http://inrng.com/medias/img/sagantourdefranceboulogne.jpg

 

More seriously, it's a matter of taste and budget size.

Both Red and Dura are pretty good top end gruppos.

[Clinton H]

Try and get a demo ride on each . Campag will cost the most to keep going where you can interchange

chains and some other bits on Sram and Shimano .

For me Sram has the looks and feels alot more crisp than the Dura Ace set up.

But try and ride each and choose for yourself .

[Kranswurm]

I have SRAM X0 on my mtb and it is bullet proof.Much better than Shitmano

 

On my road bike I run Dura Ace and it is faultless and super smooth.You set the gears and that's that

 

My son however swears by Sram Red

['Dale]

Any advice on this topic? Sram durability?

 

BTW

 

 

The 2012 Sram Red is super hot and the best they've made.

Edited September 14, 2012 by puncheur

[Cyclewizz]

Campag will lost the longest. The Ergo's can also be serviced.

 

Shimano is great for fishing :ph34r: .

It works.

 

SRAM is light but it wears out pretty quick.

Be prepared to replace cassettes & chains often.

[andydude]

I have SRAM X0 on my mtb and it is bullet proof.Much better than Shitmano On my road bike I run Dura Ace and it is faultless and super smooth.You set the gears and that's that My son however swears by Sram Red

 

Very confusing post...