Cycling guys- Etap or Di2??

[Jeff Alton]

Went E-tap on the Slice. Bike shop installing free of charge as part of the balance of the fit adjustments. Went 11-25 RED rear cassette as well. Will report on how I like it.

If I do like it, the Supersix will likely get the same treatment.

Cheers

[Jeff Alton]

First ride on the tri bike with the E-tap, Red 11-25 cassette. Love it. I would not say the shifting needs to be any faster. It is a much better ride being able to use my index fingers to tap a shift button while in aero and squeeze my thumb against the bar to shift when riding on the bull horns. Super smooth, super easy.

[greglepore]

Yeah, its nice. And the cassette is a quarter pound lighter than Dura Ace if you're into that stuff. A bit louder, but not obnoxious, and easier on the freehub splines. Congrats.

[David]

One reason I go with Shimano cassettes over Sram is the availability of the 12-25 cassette. It may not be a big deal where you have hills but in the flat lands of Texas, I spend a lot of time in the 18 tooth sprocket which Sram doesn't offer on any cassettes.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by billybek

I do not have experience with either but one of my pet peeves on shifters is when the same action produces different results front and rear. One shifts up the other shifts down.

I am still using the Brifters on my old Santa Cruz Blurr LT and that was the reason I went with XTR on it at the time.

That new stuff is pretty interesting but the chances are good that I will never wear out the Durace components on the Lemond road bike due to lack of use.....

yea, ill stick to my durace 9 spd. not that I ride anymore, but I still have it.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by greglepore

Yeah, its nice. And the cassette is a quarter pound lighter than Dura Ace if you're into that stuff. A bit louder, but not obnoxious, and easier on the freehub splines. Congrats.

1/4 lbs lighter??? Is that Sarm Red ?

[greglepore]

Yeah, I was a little off, more like 1/4 pound lighter than Ultegra. However, lots of folks use Ultegra with DA drivetrains due to 9000 having such a high failure rate on the carbon spider.

[Jeff Alton]

Originally Posted by David

One reason I go with Shimano cassettes over Sram is the availability of the 12-25 cassette. It may not be a big deal where you have hills but in the flat lands of Texas, I spend a lot of time in the 18 tooth sprocket which Sram doesn't offer on any cassettes.

My preference would be the 12-25 on the tri bike and a 12-28 on the roadie, I am rarely in the 11 cog.

The SRAM 11-25 is rediculously light and I found it essentially silent.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by greglepore

Yeah, I was a little off, more like 1/4 pound lighter than Ultegra. However, lots of folks use Ultegra with DA drivetrains due to 9000 having such a high failure rate on the carbon spider.

What's failing, the Cassette itself?

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

My preference would be the 12-25 on the tri bike and a 12-28 on the roadie, I am rarely in the 11 cog.

The SRAM 11-25 is rediculously light and I found it essentially silent.

You went from DA 11 spd to SRAM etap?

[Jeff Alton]

No, went from a mix of a mix of 105/ultegra/DA 11spd to e-tap with Red cassette, on the tri bike. So I can't speak to the E-tap brake/shifters as my tri bike has clicks in the aero bar ends and blips on the bull horns.

[greglepore]

Yeah, the top 3 cogs are on a carbon spider and its not up to the task with bigger/stronger guys.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by greglepore

Yeah, the top 3 cogs are on a carbon spider and its not up to the task with bigger/stronger guys.

I am still riding 10 spd DA and have been thinking about going to 11spd jsut so I can have a 25 tooth cog out back. I don't do all that much climbing. If I do, I normally suffer through it or just change a wheel with a 25 tooth gear. I really like the 16-19 straight cogs out back. I should be looking to change out up to 110spd. Good to know that they aren't up to the task as I am pretty tough on equip.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

No, went from a mix of a mix of 105/ultegra/DA 11spd to e-tap with Red cassette, on the tri bike. So I can't speak to the E-tap brake/shifters as my tri bike has clicks in the aero bar ends and blips on the bull horns.

Glad you like it. SARM makes nice stuff. I wonder how much longer is it going to take Shimano to up their game and compete with SRAM. I can't wait because 11 spd DA Di2's pricing will drop like a big stone.