SteveG
pfm Member
Are SRAM X5 derailleurs a bit crap? My previous bike had Shimano STX RC all round and never missed a beat in 20 years. Current bike has this SRAM effort and despite every adjustment I can't get it to reliably change up or down on all cogs. It's really starting to annoy me!
I stick to Shimano for MTB drivetrain stuff as it helps with compatibility so I've no personal experience with their latest stuff. However going by posts on the mountain bike forum I'm on (singletrackworld) it does sound like some of the current SRAM stuff is a bit shite, as lots of the guys there are switching back to Shimano.
Other than a fair few of their cassette's the only SRAM stuff I've had was on a road bike with a Rival groupset and that never missed a beat in the 10 years I had it.