Should I sell my Dura Ace components and get SRAM Force?

Question

Is this a better component group? I can get $600 for my Dura Ace components (brakes, shifters, derailleurs, etc) and a brand new sram force group is less than 900 on ebay NEW. I got my bike with dura ace and may want to try out sram if it is better,

Answer 1

Sram Force and Rival Groupos are a product of many years of development and a culmination of the good of Campagnolo and the good of Shimano.

Designed, Tested and Engineered with MANY Professional Road Cyclists BEFORE releasing it for pudlic use this past year.

The bottom line - superior ergonomics, better drivetrain maintenance, EASE of setup and use, and a more robust shifting performance.

Aura surrounding the experience. Riding and feeling like you have to be doing something else and you don't. It's a VERY intuitive system and is liked by small and large statured people alike.

Much lighter than Durace, the sytem focus' on getting rid of "Fat."
Cable routing is done very similar to Campagnolo, and is totally hidden, thus makes for a very clean looking bike. The Mechanics in the shifters is SECOND TO NONE. It has all the parts that move, the three of them, exposed once the three screw cover is removed from the inside of the shifter.

All in all, an exceptional group and it is going to be a hard act to follow. When you hold it in your hand and see how simple the design is and then how well it works, and then get to the overall feel of it, you'll wonder what in the world you have been riding.

P.S. Someone will say it doesn't but, I will say this - Set your front mech up right, IT DOES have a trim on the front shifter!

The Recall was because the supplier/manufacturer of the titanium fastener made it out of the wrong grade of titanium, the failure was almost always on installation - and the timeline spanned three months only. Rear failure was found ONE time - Who knows if they used a torgue wrench or not!

BEN P - Watch this INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO. The system traverses 4 gears at a time to low in the rear and HAS a Trim Adjust on the front...

http://www.willyoumaketheleap.com/test/windows_media/Derailleurs_WMV.zip

Answer 2

Should you sell Dura Ace components and get SRAM Force, that question is debatable. For the gains you going to get, I don't think I'd bother. You're not going to improve performance by changing the component group.
If you're looking to improve the performance of your bike, I'd first replace the hubsets and wheels, that's where you'll get your biggest gains. Replacing the Dura Ace components with Sram would be a waste of money. The difference would be minimal at best.

Answer 3

Both are good components. I quite like the SRAM myself

In your case I would put the money toward your power bill (previous question).

Wait until you have worn out your Dura Ace gear or are ready to upgrade your bike. (Even at three hours every night this will take some time.)

If you could measure the difference in performance it would be tiny.

Answer 4

SRAM doesn't have front derailleur trim adjustment. And they have a brake bolt recall. Shifting is one gear at a time only. My mechanic tried it and sold off his Campy Record. Now, he's regretting changing over. He also prefers Record to Dura Ace. So I'd say that Record> Force> DuraAce.

Answer 5

If you go for it be aware that the brakes have had a recall.

A couple of guya I know raced on the prototype stuff and likes it. Butch Balzano, MR SRAM, says it's great. I've yet to try it.

Answer 6

Record and Force are WAY better than Dura-Ace.

Answer 7

i say do it