Originally Posted by
TruthBomb
That’s odd.
My SRAM mountain front derailleurs shifted just fine over many years.
My SRAM road front derailleur has been as good if not better.
SRAM 1x makes a great deal of sense for MTB but it wouldn’t work well for my drop bar bike.
In the road componentry world, SRAM front shifting pales considerably next to Shimano. And Campy. It's clunky, balky, rougher, and more prone to chain drops.
Shimano front shifting is, by comparison, revelatory. Shifting with my 105 crank and FD is a seamless click into place compared to my SRAM Red. I was, however, able to slightly improve the shifting on my Red crank by replacing the chainrings with Shimano chainrings.