Biscuits or bananas / up or down / shimano or sram

[Chopper the ex Copper]

Single speed.

A handy Viz tip - cyclists, don't waste money converting a perfectly good bicycle to single speed. Simply carry on riding your current bike but don't change gear.

 

[brocklanders023]

I have a gravel bike with 11sp rival which is really good.

I had one too and agree that Rival is decent. The Shimano GRX on my current GB is another level though.

 

[benjabbi]

I had GX Eagle for a while, works fine, the higher end groups seem more robust (at the SX/NX level I'd go Deore all day long) AXS is quite impressive but is ridiculously expensive. Saying that I did return to Shimano, I personally prefer the shape of Shimano shifters and like the multi release feature. HG+ is really smooth. I see far more knackered/broken Sram on mtb's but that's probably because there's more of it specced on full bikes than Shimano these days. Both shift gears fine but for me personally I'd say Shimano have a slight edge.

 

[Mod-Master]

Shimano also has a huge amount of range as sram only does road and Mtb as far as I’ve heard of.

 

[bicycleboulevard]

Shimano's popularity among both casual and professional cyclists speaks to its quality, while SRAM is also highly regarded for its innovative and fresh gear, as evident in its presence in major races alongside Shimano, showcasing both brands as top-notch in the cycling world.

https://www.bicycleboulevard.com/sram-vs-shimano/

 

[The History Man]

Don’t like sram brake fluid. Had both for drivetrain. Lower sram was fragile.

 

[jimo746]

Don’t like sram brake fluid. Had both for drivetrain. Lower sram was fragile.

You need Sram hydraulic brake cables, or just use Shimano fluid. There's always an answer to a problem no one mentioned.

 

[Titiritero]

I have Shimano mostly because my stuff is mid -low range and in this field they are unbeatable. It's easy to make good and expensive stuff. But cheap and reliable, nobody compares to Shimano.

And as mentioned I don't like the toxic fluid on SRAM brakes.

 

[madjh]

I always use shimano, some times with Sram Attack shifters, other with grip shift but since dual release, always simano and that is why in one of my last creations I went Sram with the XX1 eagle 12 speed.

The first I notice is that I like and miss a lot the dual release shifter. And how cheap the XX1 shifter feels. It is a XX1, but it really is a GX that cost a lot of money because has one part in carbon that feels like plastic. The internals are the same. Price not justified.

The rear derailleur ....it weights a ton, much more than a simple and modern alivio. It is a bit bulky and has a tendency to have cratches. With only one month it has some scratches so I bought annother one and the carbon parts are not perfect, has some porosity.

I don´t like the modern bulky derailleurs so my last built was built in Shimano again but 10 speed XTR985 and it is so nice ...

I remember that many years ago they invented the sadow tech etc etc to avoid bulky RD and now what are they doing, they reinforcer them and invented the UHD ... and they weigh more and more ... and they are ruining the bike industry with all that theorically magic tech that goes to no were because all we see in youtube is not what we do in real life, I don´t need a bicycle capable to go down in a Red bull rampage and rated as XCO with 66º head angle, I dont need press fit, DUB, UHD, 1.5 head tubes, 820mm handlebars, plus or fat tires, a motor and a big battery, a electronic dropper post, a electronic RD, a electronic FD, 2-3 different chargers to charge all the stuff in the bicycle (add day light and GPS) etc etc etc etc. How a shop will have stock of everything ... they simply can´t and If I have to wait for something it is more easy to buy online and not to wait a queue in a shop, explain what I need, check if they have stock, wait some days, go to the shop, wait the queue, and ... pay more.

I´m out of all, I only whant to ride my bicycle.

 

[hamster]

Shimano's popularity among both casual and professional cyclists speaks to its quality,

Hahaha, do you believe that? It's sponsorship pure and simple.
Just look at the number of pro road teams who ran early DI electronic stuff and had nightmares with reliability.