Originally Posted by
Reggieb
Fixed that for you, but really, I keep hearing this, and yet having ridden several bikes equipped with SRAM, and I they have all been very quiet, and I have ridden both Rival and Red, now. And in both regular and TT setups. One shop told me this is because my campy is just as loud, is that the case? I always read about how loud SRAM is, but it doesn't seem loud to me at all. Granted, I haven't ridden any Shimano outside of Tiagra, really.
Thanks, I knew that sentence sounded weird. SRAM is really loud when you're shifting down on the FD. It's pretty quiet while shifting the RD, unless you shift down under load. It's made a loud pop noise before, but never misses a shift.
To answer the question, it really comes down to preference. If you're a weigh weenie and don't care about the differences, Rival is better. If you prefer Shimano don't get Rival and vice versa. Shimano 105 and SRAM Rival perform well enough that it's not going to make you any slower or faster than the other.