Originally Posted by
stevegor
Yesterday at my LBS I came in on a conversation between a rich bombastic customer and the shop guys. The rich guy only rides Pro Tour spec bikes which he updates each year
Rich guy: "Phfft, I will never ride Shimano again"
Shop guys: "What will you use?"
Rich guy: "Campy Super Record"
Now I've seen a gadzillion comments on BF about the pros and cons of both, and I raced with Dura Ace, but it got me thinking that most cyclists, except for the Pros and a very few here, know diddly squat about the subject and more importantly know less about how to use either system correctly or maintenance. Both are sensational when used right. IMHO.
Then there are the less rich, more pragmatic folks that will happily mix the Shimano and Campy stuff they got off Ebay.
When it comes to shifters I wouldn't call either of them sensational. They both work and they both have their pros and cons but SRAM proved that there's room for improvement in shifter design. Now, I'm not saying that SRAM got it all right either. A friend of mine had the SRAM paddle mechanism break off in his hand on a bike that was less than a year old.