Quote Originally Posted by 7rider View Post
So...the new bike is awesome, but I'm less than impressed with the SRAM shifting. I threw the chain outside the cranks 3 times on the ride in this morning. So, I head over to the LBS after work to have Pepper adjust my derailleur. He hates SRAM...made me promise when I replace the cassette, I get a Shimano. Mike, the owner, assures me that SRAM needs to "break in" and shifting will get better with use.
Any other viewpoints on SRAM?? It's my first experience with it, and frankly, I'm not impressed.
SRAM? Sure, have XO on my MTB and did not like it at first. The shifting, while functionally fine, just did not feel like the XT/XTR combo on my other MTB. Not as 'fast' feeling and not as crisp. But as I rode it more, I guess it broke in, because now I like it better than the XT/XTR setup. Only thing I don't like is the cassette. It is noisier than the Shimano cassette and I don't think it shifts as well. (My MTB setup has a Shimano XTR cassette btw.) My road bike came with Shimano shifters/derailleurs , but a SRAM cassette and I replaced that really fast with an Ultegra. Improved the rear shifting noticeably. However, whatever you are using, it should not throw the chain, that's an adjustment of the stop screws on the derailleur and is really easy to do. It's just a matter of limiting how far it goes at each end; not so far to swing the chain into the spokes or off the small cog; or jammed between the frame and crankset or flopping down off the crank. For all the in-between gears, the cable tension handles those. Nothing wrong with SRAM when properly adjusted.