Quote Originally Posted by Marquise View Post
Another vote for Force. Made the switch from 105 and I'd never go back to Shimano. SRAM shifting just makes more sense to me. It may be easier for small hands, though that wasn't an issue for me. I just like it much better.
Ditto. I do have smallish hands (average size women's hands, but small for stock shifters, built for guys). I had 105 for a year and never could wrap my brain around that--I was forever shifting the wrong direction (I also had a lot of issues with chains dropping at random...I'd be pedaling along and BAM, dropped chain--not even while shifting. I have had ONE chain drop with my SRAM bikes in almost 4500 miles, including on a CX bike that has taken some really muddy abuse). I now have Rival and Apex on my bikes. Someday I'd like a bike with full Force components. I don't see myself ever going back to Shimano. I am hoping that SRAM eventually offers electronic shifting, though.