Originally Posted by avatar78

Been building up a cross check myself, I wanted the apex shifters but they seemed pretty expensive at the moment, may want to check out Rivals as may not be much more. I ended up going with the new 105 shifters myself and dropping the SRAM drivetrain. The shimano shifter set did not come with downtube housing stops and I had to order those extra this week, not sure if SRAM does or not.