sram rival or shimano

[Berry]

I want to move to sram rival the weight is nice for the price but how do shifting compare to shimano

[Raceface]

hey..berry!

 

Well there's probably loads of previous forums on this, which you can search.

 

I recently moved from Ultegra to Sram Force (I assume you would want to be moving from 105 to Rival, or even Tiagra to Rival?).

 

Anyhow, the weight saving is definitely a bonus. Brakes pretty much the same, and the ergonomics of the shifters cool.

 

Shifting itself...well its a toss-up. I love the up-shifting on the Sram's double tap system and its very quick and smooth (i think smoother than ultegra), you almost can't feel it. The downshift a bit more tricky as you have to shift it a but further and use some "force"...and its not uncommon to mis-shift. On the Burger (my first race) I misshifted up (instead of down) twice. But its quick to recover so not huge issue, and with time you will probably get used to it. SRAM also makes a louder click sound when shifting down (I think only on front).

 

All in all - if its weight saving you're after (its a couple of 100 grams) and price - go for the Rival (which I`m told is not far off Force). If you want to keep things simple and easy, and have been used to Shimano, no real need to change.

 

I`m a happy Force user and weight saving helped me get my madone to 6.85kg...but I still have a soft spot for my old Ultegra!

[Berry]

Rival and 105 like 900g difs but dont want to battle with shifting then I wil look at ultegra

[Raceface]

Well for Ultegra you will pay a good couple of grand more than for Rival. So you would rather have to compare Ultegra to Force.

 

105 vs Rival, I would rather go for Rival. I must admit, that I upgraded while out of the country...rode the Force for first time for 15km on the Saturday before the Burger and then next morning the Burger. So I found it something to adjust too, but not overly difficult to get used to.

 

If 105 and Rival cost the same and Rival 900grams cheaper (i`m not sure about prices...only checked ultegra and force when I bought)...definitely the Rival!

 

Watch the Shimano guys crucify me now!

[Starvin' Marvin]

SRAM is the business. I miss shift maybe once or twice in a blue moon. The SRAM shift is amazing. You will never regret it. Riding Force now, will never ride shimano again.

[HighIQ]

I have SRAM rival group set. Took about two rides to get used to.... But now its a pleasure all the way. Will buy SRAM again.......