Originally Posted by
BoSoxYacht
When SRAM released their road components, they started paying teams to use it. When the stopped handing out checks, most teams went back to using Campy and Shimano because it works better.
SRAM sucks, but some teams will use it if they need the support($$$). I can't believe that some people actually buy that crap anymore.
Lol seriously? Everyone has their own opinion so here is mine. I used Force for the past 5 years and according to Strava data it has 39K miles on it and aside from the usual preventive maintenance (cassette, chain, cables etc) I've only had to replace the RD at 30K miles and the chainrings at 32K. So yeah, my opinion is that it's rock solid dependable and it'll go on my next bike.