Originally Posted by roadiejorge

The big selling point for me when it comes to SRAM are the ergonomics of the shifters and not having to do anything with the brake lever except brake; I think Shimano shifts sharper but not that much more to deal with the discomfort. DA Shock Therapy eh? I'll make sure to have some space cakes before. Now as for my new ride I didn't get to build exactly the way I wanted to (SRAM Force/Red mix and some Soul 4.0 or Williams Sys30 wheels) but I did get new Rival which was a good compromise with my live-in budget auditor. I didn't get a chance to weigh it but it sure is lighter than the bike it replaced and my BMC (aluminum frame with Fulcrum 7 wheels so no weight saving attempts made...yet) so my guess it's probably around 16lbs. I took it on a nice ride yesterday and man it was a lot of fun to ride so I'm looking forward to taking on some more extended runs, I'll probably head out to Nyack tomorrow morning and find some hills to climb.

Yeah, those flame wars were fun....