dura ace or sram red

markyone
markyone Posts: 1,120
edited September 2010 in Road buying advice
hi looking to fit my 2nd bike with a new groupset it has dura ace 7800 which i am thinking of changing to sram red which should i do stick with shimano or try sram as i know some guys swear by sram.
Colnago c60 Eps super record 11
Pinarello F8 with sram etap

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  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    Campag.

    You know it makes sense.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Stick with what you have until it needs replacing, then get the one you feel most comfortable on hoods wise!

    I have used all three big companies' groups. I like them all. All have their advantages. Sram, for me, has the least disadvantages...
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,120
    i like the feel of 7800 it shifts great i had 7900 before on another bike and 7800 is better i think cheers.just that some guys i know rave about sram.
    Colnago c60 Eps super record 11
    Pinarello F8 with sram etap
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    it makes no real odds - the pros will ride whatever they are given.

    Which do you prefer? Try them.
  • 1_reaper
    1_reaper Posts: 322
    I don't have Sram myself but a friend swapped his dura ace for Sram red . His bike has internal cabling and said Sram was a smoother gear change with less friction than dura ace . His words not mine
  • northpole
    northpole Posts: 1,499
    There is diddly squat wrong with 7800 dura ace. If you already have it fitted, why don't you try it for a month or two? I have used it for 3 years and haven't had to make a single adjustment to the gear change settings.
    No problem with people changing groupsets even if the only reason is for nothing more than the change itself. I can't really follow that through to changing over before even trying out the one on your bike!
    Good luck with your deliberations.

    Peter
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    1_reaper wrote:
    I don't have Sram myself but a friend swapped his dura ace for Sram red . His bike has internal cabling and said Sram was a smoother gear change with less friction than dura ace . His words not mine

    Of course he's going to say something positive about his new setup, whatever brand it is. No way is he going to say "gee, I just spent a ton of money and it didn't make a bit of difference".
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    markyone wrote:
    hi looking to fit my 2nd bike with a new groupset it has dura ace 7800 which i am thinking of changing to sram red which should i do stick with shimano or try sram as i know some guys swear by sram.
    Neither. Campag.
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    dennisn wrote:
    1_reaper wrote:
    I don't have Sram myself but a friend swapped his dura ace for Sram red . His bike has internal cabling and said Sram was a smoother gear change with less friction than dura ace . His words not mine

    Of course he's going to say something positive about his new setup, whatever brand it is. No way is he going to say "gee, I just spent a ton of money and it didn't make a bit of difference".
    its most likely true though.

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