Originally Posted by
kimconyc
Basically, requires less of a "throw" to shift gears--meaning, you don't have to push in the lever as much on the right SRAM Red shifter compared to SRAM Rival/Force to either shift up or down gears.
It's hard to tell the differences in sensitivity unless you have a Red equipped bike and a Rival/Force side-by-side.
Thanks - that is sort of what I was guessing (and it explains the specifics of why Rival front shifting is so absolutely amazing!).
Rob - I'll try out the distance thingie you mentioned. Given how little throw there is in rear shifting for Rival, I dont imagine there is a huge difference in going to zero loss - but I
that "chunky clunky" shift feeling. Maybe Red is in my future, when I do my next bike upgrade (in a few years from now!).