Subject: RE: Fred D's triathlon training group CLOSEDHad a pretty eventful ride. 5 of us were supposed to meet up with our teams strongest rider to do a long 80ish mile ride. Turns out nobody told him we were coming, so he took off early on his own. Not the worst thing in the world as we could ride our own pace. We had a couple of flats, then my rear shifter broke...the paddle broke clean off (SRAM Rival). It's not the first time it happened either. Managed to make cable adjustments so I could ride in my 17t cog, so I got in some pretty high cadence work as we were riding with a strong tailwind. Got to a major hill, so had to make more adjustments to put me in my 23t...then back to the 17. Still a good ride though. As much as I love SRAM...I'm not caring for the issues it has been causing me. My LBS is pretty sure they will be able to warranty it as they did last time, but I told them to push for me to get an upgrade to Force as Rival just seems to flimsy to me. I believe Rival is lighter than Ultegra, but I guess there were comprimises made in durability. |