QUOTE(butthead @ Apr 24 2012, 09:57 AM)
reach adjustment is available on the 105 too... you don't get the adjustment shims because your 105 is OEM based.. if you bought 105 in retail form, you get 2 plasticky or rubbery tabs to shim your lever closer to your drops... SRAM on the other hand requires only a tool to rotate the small cam to adjust the shift pedal and a hex key to adjust the brake lever.. both are individually adjusted...
like so...
SRAM TECH UPDATE – setting reach adjust on Rival, Force and REDas for shifting feel.. i personally think that the SRAM lever throw is even smaller than Shimano ones, i am not sure how you can actually mis-shift 2 cogs at one go as that is very hard to mistakenly do it as the lever throw is larger when downshifting... upshift, it is possible since the shifts are relatively quick and easy to hit... 15 degree for upshift and 30 degree for downshift 1 cog...
lever force on the SRAM i deduce it to the fact that it requires very good and smooth cables... lousy cables will let you feel a very rough or stiff shifter pedal (maybe due to 1:1 ratio)... which is why i am still experimenting to see which set of cables is best and lasts the longest... i am now using the SRAM Professional sealed cable set made by gore... smooth action initially but also degraded after a while... next one would be interested to try aligator mini i-link to see how it goes...
as for the front end shifting, i think a lot of people will tell you SRAM front mech is shit... but i have no problems so far as long as i mate the front FD with SRAM cranks... maybe it is the shifting ramps and pins on the chain ring or maybe it is just something else... i have no problems so far... i was previously on SRAM FD mated to FSA and also Token compact cranks before... those shifts did hesitate a bit and sometimes there is unsucessful pickups going to the big ring and it drops and rubs against the big ring for a bit before it moves up....
there is no perfect group set and i think there is nothing that says SRAM has the stuff to beat Shimano in the drivetrain race... it is all down to personal preferences and for me, i chose SRAM due to the hood shape which i liked, and double tap for introducing a brake lever that never swings... yes, campy also has a brake lever that does not swing but i dislike the hood shape and the elephant ear shift levers which is very annoying sometimes...
best to try it to make sure that you like it... i know some people are forced onto SRAM as Shimano replacement parts are sometimes hard to come by....
i believe it is a case of adjustment on your FD... get your bike shop to give it a quick tune up and it should do fine... remember to take it out for a ride check before you close case as what works well on the stand might not work well on the road... they'd know what to do... just trust them...
as of now... tiagra is not much difference to 105.. they've reduced much of the gap.. other than aesthetics and feel of the components... the differences are negligible.... previously tiagra was on 9 speed and upgrades to tiagra was a futile step as you obviously need to chuck it out of the window again if you decide to go 10s...
105 is the workhorse groupset of Shimano... you get the best value for money on 105, that is no mistake.
oops missed this reply. thx..haha I didn't plan to upgrade to Sram, I'm pretty much satisfied with my 105..there are however some things that irks me everytime it happened..as I mentioned before..but it may need a little adjustment on the cabling etc..
in terms of performance upgrade maybe there will be very minimal feeling should one upgrade to a better groupset..I believe what will change is the experience of shifting..am I right?
I tested tiagra before on my friend's bike..I don't know but the shifting feeling is kinda plasticky..the cassette feels plasticky...I don't know how to described it lah.
105 is good..105 is goooood...i don't need a better groupset...i need a better legs...yea..legs
Added on April 25, 2012, 7:07 pmQUOTE(butthead @ Apr 25 2012, 05:53 PM)
what's wrong with a merida???
it's a reputable bike... and always remember (or you can hypnotize yourself) that merida owns 49% of specialize... so, they are in some way un-related brothers...hahahhaha...
merida is good..i've no complaint at all with my bike..but seems like I'm the only one here with that brand..or maybe there are others silent reader that is a merida owner
Only issue at the moment is the BB is making a nyek2 sound (normal riding is ok..but when pushing hard on a very steep climb than can hear that sound). I can send it for free service at my LBS but damn lazy to bring bike over there..the mechanics told me greasing it might solve the issue
This post has been edited by mrjgx: Apr 25 2012, 07:09 PM 
Apr 25 2012, 04:21 PM
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