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Rear Derailleur Question

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Old 03-04-12 | 10:38 AM
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Rear Derailleur Question

Hey guys! When I purchased a CAAD 9 three yrs ago, I immediately upgraded the components to Ultegra 6600. For the past year or so, I began switching components to SRAM (Red crank, Force front derailleur). Last week, I was lucky enough to win a bid on a Force shifters.

My question is, do I go with Force or Red rear derailleur? Is there a difference between the two in terms shifting?

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Old 03-04-12 | 10:51 AM
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I don't see much advantage with a red RD with Force shifters. I'd go Force RD. The red shifters give you zero loss on the rear shifts which is a step up (from what I've heard) but I don't think the derailleur gives you much difference beyond weight.
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