What’s one of the tell-tale marks of a n00b cyclist? Changing equipment right before a race, preferably the night before, and definitely without time to test it. Extra points if it’s an important race.
I’m not quite that bad, but I just couldn’t resist- my SRAM Rival kit came in last Wednesday afternoon, so I put it on and rolled around Wednesday night, getting it dialed in. We left Thursday morning for Bend, where I spent some more time tweaking it. I raced on it Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
It worked brilliantly! Fast, easy, smooth, clean, intuitive. The hoods were super comfy. The shifting from the drops was sweet. The shifters make nice clicks both in terms of sound and feel. It’s just freakin’ awesome.
My PowerTap, though… it just hasn’t been putting out enough power .
Told you you’d love the SRAM. Its great stuff. And I put together a bike and then raced it the next day..with my current bike.