Fed up with Shimano, talk to me about sram

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Going from Shimano to SRAM in search of reliability seems the wrong way to go about things
    left the forum March 2023
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    itboffin wrote:
    in fact here you go a set of Xenon 10 speed with cables for £48
    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/campagnol ... #pid=26373

    or the newer Veloce for £60
    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/campagnol ... #pid=24127
    That's pretty much just the beginning of the spending though isn't it, as you also need Campag derailleurs and campag 10 speed cassettes due to different spacing vs SRAM/Shimano which then means campag freehub for your wheels.

    Any issues with brake pull ratio using Campag brifters on Shimano brakes? I'm assuming the chainset would be fine...

    If you're doing all that, surely better to just make the jump to a newer 11 speed group?
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    nope i ran 10 speed QS campag with shimano for years and the only minor issue was one cassette sprocket didnt work well which could have been fixed with a shiftmate everything else works just fine
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
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  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    I run Shimano hubs on my CX bike. Campag shifters and rear mech, and just use a Miche or Ambrosio Campag spaced cassette on Shimano splined body - works perfect.

    http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-cas ... 68425.html
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    bottom brackets are made of cheese
    BMC TM01 - FCN 0
    Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
    Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
    Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
    Premier (CX) - FCN 6
    Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN3
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Campag. My '08 Chorus is still going strong. Low end SRAM is awful plastic crap.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Sadly I've Xmas I crashed hard and have fecked my sram rival right carbon shifter and rear mech, I'll be replacing with campag
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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