Originally Posted by
kimconyc
- Red shifters, Apex/Rival everything else, possibly a Force crank if you are into the CF.
- Wheels, something durable like DT Swiss RR465 laced 3x to WI's, CK R45's, or Dura-Ace.
- If you just want a complete groupset without thinking about mixing and matching, just get Force.
Mixing and matching is OK - I'm probably getting the crankset first (need a compact for a ride with 10k+ climbing next month) since it's Shimano compatible - and will definitely be going Force because of the weight savings (Ok...and aesthetics). Will Red shifters be a performance upgrade over Force if going with Rival derailleurs? Keep in mind as a Shimano user I'm used to slack in the lever...