Originally Posted by
RoboIsGod
Also, in order to save money would it be logical to just keep my current DA brakes (7700)? I feel like the performance/weight savings from using the Rival brakes would be negligible.
Keep the DA brakes. If it were me, I would buy Red shifters, Force or Rival derailleurs and just keep the DA brakes and DA cranks unless the rings were worn out. No reason why you can't continue to use those with SRAM shifters/derailleurs. Maybe upgrade the crank later.