Originally Posted by
redthing
There seems to be a religious cult following with SRAM. their advertising is aggressive and is not subtle. which begs the question when there is so little written against it, what is the truth? small, battered reviews are non existent. but I have heard SRAM components dont survive the wear and tear. components need replacing far too regularly. still, super cool aero looking SRAM ergo levers do leave me breathless and wanting one...
Have you been hiding under a rock? There are tons of people who bash SRAM. Most of them, I would wager, have not tried it.
From a price perspective, especially Rival, it's pretty hard to beat for a pro-level groupset.