4 replies to this topic

[gusmiller]

I am in need of a new rear derailleur and I am curious if the red is worth the extra money or if it is all about the weight. Do you need different controls. currently using rival group

thanks
Gus

[Russian Bear]

No you don't need new controls (shifters you mean?). All of the sram groups work together.

Without knowing that you have a red derailleur on the back it is pretty much impossible to tell the difference between red, force or even rival. There is a difference in shifters because red are zero loss pull.

Buy the best you can afford, red is about weight.

Edited by Russian Bear, 17 June 2012 - 10:08 AM.

[shill]

The only difference is red has ceramic bearings in the pulleys and force doesn't.

[gusmiller]

Ill buy the force then and save my $ for the red shifters. Thanks

[Dr. Mark]

Yep definitely the way to go. But the really new red shifters won't work with a force dérailleur. You will need the still good but now older red shifters. Check the compatibility chart on SRAM.com.

Mark