I have heard an attempt to compare SRAM Force to DA, which I find laughable. I have SRAM Force, because it came on an aluminum backup/beater I got. I like it well enough for that purpose but much prefer even older Dura-Ace or current Ultegra. The SRAM takes SO much force to shift in the one direction to both shift and pre-load the spring for the shift in the opposite direction. Also, that shift/preload action has poor tactile feedback in terms of letting you know if you pushed far enough to shift or just enough to negate the shift in the other direction. Try it and you will see what I mean. This applies to both front/rear left/right shifters. Different is NOT always better. The construction and precision of SRAM seems solid; I wish they would apply the same level of construction to a conventional style indexing more like Shimano.