SRAM v Shimano

[brocklanders023]

I'd like to hear any bot's or anybody's opinion on the Shimano vs Sram debate 10 years on from the original post? I'm still a Shimano man but has anyone swayed their preferences with recent groupsets?

Nope, still a Shimano man and run a combo of XT + SLX, 11 and 12 speed. Had a bike with Sram SX last year and it was terrible.

 

[jimo746]

Well I'm using SRAM SX on my modern bike (it came with it)... and so far it's been spot on. All my retro stuff is Shimano though, except for a couple of sets of SRAM Gripshift.
I honestly can't notice a difference between Shimano/SRAM these days. Not tried Di2/AXS yet though.

 

[brocklanders023]

Well I'm using SRAM SX on my modern bike (it came with it)... and so far it's been spot on. All my retro stuff is Shimano though, except for a couple of sets of SRAM Gripshift.
I honestly can't notice a difference between Shimano/SRAM these days. Not tried Di2/AXS yet though.

It was the rear mech with mine. Baggy from new and could never get it to index properly across the 12 sp cassette. Apparently it's a known issue caused by them not including a spring that the better mechs have. It can be retro fitted from what I was told. Also don't like thumb/thumb shifting after years of Shimano finger/thumb. Fnar.

 

[Imlach]

Shimano

 

[otherself]

My SRAM X5 mountain bike components lasted all of 5 minutes.

Gear levers fell apart after 6 months. Rear mech popped its clogs after 8 months (didn;t ride much in bad weather).
Front mech got a crack in it after 1 year. SRAM cassettes wear out like butter.

 

[Imlach]

Only positive thing I have to say about sram is that their chains are pretty OK