Originally Posted by
bampilot06
The hoods are tiny. I had Sram force on my gen 6 madone and hated the FD. There was a 60% chance of chain drop whenever you shifted the FD.
My wife knew that was a problem, so when she bought me my Gen 7 madone she went for shimano ultegra Di2. I was stoked at first, but the hoods are way too small. Almost feels like the old 5800. I’m slowly getting used to it, but really wish I could use Sram hoods on my shimano drive train.
I do think the system as a whole works better than my Sram, as well as looks cleaner. The sram derailers are so chunky.
Shimano
> SRAM.
Their FD is ****. Plus, the hoods are enormous. The new generation have smaller ones, but I still don't trust the FD. I've had so much problem with mine (Force) including chain drops on
every-single-freaking ride and all adjustments were 100% within specs. I now have a PTSD.