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flag badbadleroybrown
Posted: Mar 31, 2014 at 15:07 Quote
Enh, I don't think either look awful... I don't like the forward lean on the Shimano's compared to the more abrupt function/form look of the Red. I think both designs stay true to the style of their groups though, so given my preference for Red in general I'm not real surprised I prefer them.

The worst part about them imo is that they're STI. I can't stand swinging the whole break lever to shift.
flag theminsta
Posted: Mar 31, 2014 at 17:06 Quote
Sram levers don't allow you to shift when braking right? I've had situations when I had to grab brakes due to a friend suddenly slowing down in front of me; I downshifted while braking and my gears were ready right when I left go of the brakes and had to put the gas on.
flag jacque-lucque
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 2:06 Quote
I just don't really like the feel of double tap, but it's all horses for courses as usual.
flag badbadleroybrown
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 2:06 Quote
theminsta wrote:
Sram levers don't allow you to shift when braking right? I've had situations when I had to grab brakes due to a friend suddenly slowing down in front of me; I downshifted while braking and my gears were ready right when I left go of the brakes and had to put the gas on.
You can shift and brake whenever you want with SRAM... the levers are totally separate. That's just a matter of dexterity and lever position really. I frequently downshift while coming to a stop or slowing down for a corner or whatever. In fact that's one thing that I really like about SRAM vs STI, your brake lever is always in teh same position with the same feel and modulation instead of being swung inboard as your shifting/braking.
flag theminsta
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 13:18 Quote
Fair enough. I only had a few hours on the Sram-equipped bike (Rival grouppo...) and I just found that the controls weren't as intuitive as the Shimanos were. I'd love to give a Red-equipped bike a go though as my experience was crap (rival..)!
flag RyanWensley
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 13:22 Quote
I've been unfortunate on Red, Rival and Force (I think it's Force) shifters. Snapping all of the left hand shifter paddles as they are just too stiff for my liking. But I can understand why people like them as they are really easy to maintain and not impossible to service, unlike Shimano where it is almost impossible. Campagnolo however, I haven't has a single problem (the higher end stuff) with myself but have heard of some rear derailleurs cracking under heavy load.
flag cale262
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 14:00 Quote
I wanted to like Red but found it overly squishy... I loved my Duracci for years until I tasted SR11 EPS... Now I'm excitedly intrigued by the manage a trios of Colnago, Campagnolo and Formula, I can't wait to fondle this love child.

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flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Apr 1, 2014 at 14:55 Quote
Having set up EPS before.... Ewwwwww.

In my opinion, Di2 does a much better job of acheiving the benifits of electronic shifting.
flag POWLEO
Posted: Apr 2, 2014 at 14:51 Quote
I'm really into the old frame new parts gig at the moment

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flag dragonaut
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 5:06 Quote
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flag RyanWensley
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 5:20 Quote
Cosmics have to be the ugliest wheels by far fr Mavic for me.
flag dragonaut
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 6:28 Quote
RyanWensley wrote:
Cosmics have to be the ugliest wheels by far fr Mavic for me.

the black on black are nice
flag RyanWensley
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 6:52 Quote
drakche wrote:
RyanWensley wrote:
Cosmics have to be the ugliest wheels by far fr Mavic for me.

the black on black are nice
I'll give you that then.
flag alreadyupsidedown
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 8:41 Quote
I think they look awesome. Personal taste though.
flag theminsta
Posted: Apr 3, 2014 at 9:14 Quote
Same. (I totally don't own a pair...) Most of my friends love 'em. Might be because they're running shallow, stealthed out wheelsets and they got bored of it? Funny because I really want shallow/stealth wheels for days when I'm just trying to do well on climbs.

 


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