sram double tap?

ianbar

i know i am going to sound stupid here....does the sram double tap mean you can change up an down using the same lever?

Ringo 68

Yep, short push to change up, long push to change down.

nochekmate

Ringo 68 wrote:

Yep, short push to change up, long push to change down.

..and then when you get fatigued, the long push may not be long enough meaning you change up instead of the intended down - it happens to me sometimes but I still like the Sram shift personally and run Red on one bike and Force on the other.

Try it - you may like it you may not.

StillGoing

You're the only SRAM user I've ever heard say that? I get fatigued on rides and have never changed up instead of down. I could understand it if you're stretching for the lever but if you've adjusted the reach of the levers this shouldn't happen.

amaferanga

philthy3 wrote:

You're the only SRAM user I've ever heard say that? I get fatigued on rides and have never changed up instead of down. I could understand it if you're stretching for the lever but if you've adjusted the reach of the levers this shouldn't happen.

Don't get me wrong I love SRAM double tap, but shifting to a smaller sprocket when you intend to move up to a larger sprocket can easily happen. Fatigue or even a bump on the road can be the difference between pushing the lever far enough across or not. I probably do it about once a week on SRAM Red. Seems to happen more often with Apex IME. But I'd still rather have SRAM than Shimano or Campag.

StillGoing

I'll agree with the preference over the other manufacturers, but then choice is a personal thing before we get umpteen posts advocating the choice of the others over SRAM.

FoldingJoe

I'm getting Red on my next bike and was wondering - is it an actual double tap, or just a longer throw of the lever?

racingcondor

Long throw / short throw.

I'm going to get ahead of the 'which are best' comments by saying all 3 major manufacturers make great kit.

ianbar

lol i didn't really want to start a debate on which is best, i do know though i won't be going campag as i don't like the button pressing to change up, currently have tiagra and like that way of shifting but will have to test out sram too now i think.

StillGoing

SRAM is very comfortable for those of us with smaller hands and easier to operate for the same reason. Changes are solid and audible which a lot of riders like for the confidence that something has happened. Others hate the fact its noisy and in their eyes clunky. Double tap is so easy to operate you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. I have Tiagra shifters on my second bike and have no problem jumping between the two.

sungod

FoldingJoe wrote:

I'm getting Red on my next bike and was wondering - is it an actual double tap, or just a longer throw of the lever?

if you push as far as the first click, then release, it changes to the next higher gear

if you push as far as the second click, it changes down one

if you push beyond the second click, you can change down by up to three cogs, depending on how far you move the lever

may sound odd, but it works well and is easy to get used to

styxd

The beauty of SRAM over Shimano is the fact you can change gears whilst braking. Its also a fair bit lighter. I think I prefer the shape of Shimano hoods though.

fungus_the_muffin_man

I have only used shimano and now sram force on the new bike. Personally I hate it. And find my old shimano ultegra better on every level.
However its all subjective.

cougie

I've SRAM force on my new bike - its nice but not as nice as Ultegra - OK so I've used that for longer - but I still cock up the occasional gear change. I've never done that with Shimano as its different levers.

All things being equal I'd take Shimano - but would I go to the bother of stripping the SRAM off the new bike for it ? Naah.

I dont get the braking and changing gear thing - you can do that with Shimano too ?