I’m thinking about getting a road bike that has Rival components. Thoughts?
CS
Ultegra
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If I’m used to Shimano, is the double tap of SRAM gonna give me an issue?
CS
on the price/level scale
Di2 = sram doesnt have a comparable product
Dura Ace = Sram Red
Ultegra = Sram Force
105 = Sram Rival
the double-tap will take you about 3 shifts before you’re used to it. its very very easy.
Shifts better than Ultegra using barend shifters. I cannot comment on the quality of the Rival doubletap shifters.
Thoughts on this bike?
http://www.nytro.com/index.cfm/product/?ProductID=4791
CS
Thoughts on this bike?
http://www.nytro.com/...duct/?ProductID=4791
CS
For a 2009, to me that seems a little expensive (by $100-$200). Otherwise, it’s a great bike. My friend just bought a 2010 CAAD9 5 (which has 105 components) for $1400. Personally, I feel like he probably paid a little more than he could have (by $50-$100), but I didn’t tell him that. All that is just my 2 cents, and pricing is very dependent on where you live.
From magazines and my own limited experience, somewhere between 105 and Ultegra - largely based on the weight of the group which is not much more than Force. Closer to 105 in price, closer to Ultegra in weight.
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2009/reviews/sram_rival09
If I’m used to Shimano, is the double tap of SRAM gonna give me an issue?
CS
Nope - will take about an hour to get used to it. SRAM Rival is probably the best “value” in groupos out there (weight, price, performance, etc.) It is supposed to “compete” (again, think company, marketing, price) with 105, but really, it is closer to Ultegra in performance (with respect to features relative to Force/Red).
I could be wrong, but I think that is a 2010 CAAD9 frame with 2009 Rival on it. It says the frame is BB30, and the 2009 frame was not. I dont think there is any difference otherwise.
I have a CAAD9 and I think the bike is a great value.
Best option might be to try to get a frame and build it yourself with parts from ebay/classifieds. You can build the CAAD9 into a pretty racy bike.
Keep in mind, that the bike has pretty aggressive geometry.
I have one bike with Ultegra, one with Rival. Happy with both/either. I did run into a couple of bike mechanics who couldn’t tune SRAM worth a darn tho, said they never saw it. That was two years ago, don’t know if you’ll still encounter inexperience or if you do things yourself. I switched to a different LBS that knows their SRAM, stopped being an issue.
Takes 2 sec to get accustomed to the different operation, not a factor.
I would say more Red = No shimano comparable, Force = Dura Ace, Rival = Ultegra…
I had no problem switching from Ultegra to Force, in fact, I picked the bike up on the friday night after having the parts switch done, and raced it saturday morning for a duathlon without problem.
Thoughts on this bike?
http://www.nytro.com/...duct/?ProductID=4791
CS
For a 2009, to me that seems a little expensive (by $100-$200). Otherwise, it’s a great bike. My friend just bought a 2010 CAAD9 5 (which has 105 components) for $1400. Personally, I feel like he probably paid a little more than he could have (by $50-$100), but I didn’t tell him that. All that is just my 2 cents, and pricing is very dependent on where you live.
Love it. Full disclosure, we are sponsored by Cannondale and SRAM, so I was able to get the bike for a screaming deal.
I’m coming from a soloist carbon, and I think I prefer the CAAD9. Its light, stiff, responsive, and it is cheap to replace if you lay it down. Mine is setup with a mix of SRAM Red and Force. BB30 is really cool; there is no bottom bracket, per se, just some bearings which get pressed into the shell. This makes the bike nice and light!
The first couple of rides going from carbon to Alum I noticed the road, but now its just how the bike feels. I actually like being able to feel the road beneath me a little better.
Great bike. Probably one of the best–if not the best–value road bikes out there.