MajorMantra said:Not sure about the 09 stuff but 08 Centaur is lighter than 08 Rival. Also, does SRAM give you multiple upshifts like Campag?
To be honest I'm not evangelical about the whole Shimano/Campag/SRAM thing. I slightly prefer the smaller hoods of Campag and SRAM and I like their aesthetics too. Although it doesn't matter much in practice it's also nice to have brake lever that moves in only one plane.
For the absolute best £/weight savings SRAM wins but it wasn't an option and I think Campag may have better front shifting anyway. The only thing that bugs me a little with Campag is the louder freehub but I'm kind of used to it now. It does mean I don't need a bell as I just have to stop pedalling for people to hear me coming.
Matthew
I've always thought of campag to be a bit more like alfa romeo - good aesthetics, but not that reliable. I've always thought it is campag that tries to be uncooperative and to make their hubs different, rather than the other way round. I also lay the charge of making the campag mech incompatible with a shimano cassette with campag, because there's no reason why a mech and cassette can't be compatible with each other no matter what the make.
SRAM, now that really is good. definitely better than shimano. You say you think campag may have better front shifting - what, than sram? i can't imagine how it could get much better...
multiple upshifts, you just click it several times in quick succession, it's very fast. Don't see how it could be much faster short of reading your mind...
But to be honest I can't help regarding the shifting with the thumb from the drops as inferior - if the thumb isn't on the bars, you can't apply outward force to that bar.
If you only had one hand on the bars, you would find it difficult shifting with that hand, as you are moving the thumb away from its bar-stabilising position. With moving a finger away, you have got three more...
I'm an mtber so i regard a loud freehub as a sign of quality, as hope is a staple quality brand for mtb components and they make loud freehubs.