Shimano XTR di2 groupset

I wouldn't buy a bike depending upon which groupset it had. But if it was a toss up between two bikes where one was SRAM and one was Shimano, I'd go for SRAM. I used to be a Shimano boy through and through, but that was only because every bike I'd ever bought just happened to come with Shimano. So my "preference" was based upon ignorance. Then I bought a bike that just happened to be SRAM. It was an internet import, so no chance to ride it, or even see it! I knew what I was getting, but I welcomed the opportunity to learn.

After a short niggling period, I adjusted. I came to very much prefer the SRAM shifter setup, the SRAM Guide brakes have been superb. And the SRAM Eagle 12-speed has been faultless, once I had set it up properly rather than letting the bike shop do it. I am now on my second bike with all Sram and I am very happy. If I was building a bike from scratch it would be SRAM throughout. "There are none so devout as the recently converted!"

davinet78 wrote:

Hi why do most top end mountain bikes come with sram groupsets?

Because SRAM have a wider range of 1x11 and 1x12 groupsets and the entry 1x11 NX is excellent value and proving pretty robust, I think the cheapest bike I've seen it on was the short lived and sorely missed Trott and that was circa £400.