Thread: Groupset choices - who is a sheep around here?

Originally Posted by gone bush

Have DA at the moment as it came on the bike and it works well but I much prefer campag (used it when I was riding professionally). On the mtb I have xt as it also came on the bike and it works well but am very keen to try out sram XO

I ran Scram for 12months ... never again .. the min you power down it goes sideways and starts shifting down , happens around the 450kw and upwards
80% of the guys over here wont run it because of it in our club

Originally Posted by Sith

I ran Scram for 12months ... never again .. the min you power down it goes sideways and starts shifting down , happens around the 450kw and upwards
80% of the guys over here wont run it because of it in our club

You must be strong

I run SRAM on my bike (Giant AC MTB ) and love em! This is riding XC and some freeride/light DH. Previous bike was a hardtail with Shimano XT/Deore running gear...it was OK, but I get a lot less chain slap with SRAM compared to Shimano.

Really though I think it's six of one and half a dozen of the other between SRAM/Shimano with IMO a slight advantage to SRAM - this is for MTB, don't have any experience riding road.

Originally Posted by Benny_IIA

You must be strong

not really , grab a power meter and have a look at your own ... you maybe suprised .

when leadin up to race season i try and hit my threshold at around 615

Originally Posted by Sith

not really , grab a power meter and have a look at your own ... you maybe suprised .

when leadin up to race season i try and hit my threshold at around 615

I was only joking.

615kw atw.....

I have a Giant CRX one flat bar road bike and I ride a combined 32km to and from work every weekday. I have a tiagra crank set and chain. Shimano wheels are thrown on most bikes to keep the cost down but they are rubbish so I ditched those for some Mavic Aksiums.

Also I had a Sram rear cluster but the 12 tooth **** it's self and just broke right off so i'd be careful if you chose the same cluster.

Jeez Ive only just discovered this 'pedal powered' forum on aulro, I never knew there where so many mountain bikers on here. Downhillers even.
I spose it makes sense, Landrovers are the downhill bikes of cars

I run Sram on my DH bike and 4X bike, Shimano on my XC bike, with Sram rocket shifters.
I like Sram for the 1:1 cable ratio over Shimano's 2:1, I like Sram mechs more, and Avid brakes. But Shimano Saint cranks are the go.

I ordered up new stuff for my race bike yesterday,
changing the XT shifters for SRAM XO grip shifters
XT rear mech for SRAM X9
I picked up a new SRAM X-gen front mech for $40 a while back
already run sram cluster and chain so new ones of those
new crank rings

and then a few things like new tires (hutchineson pythons)
mavic tubeless wheel valves

I am going up from a 44t chain ring to a 46 chain ring, for that bit of extra on the finishing straight

bit of an overhaul happening. This will be going on to my Orbea Zenit cross county racer (maybe I kid myself that I am aracer but usually faster than the others I ride with - even those on road bikes)

Hay Ewe