Drivetrain FaceOff

[brothermoe]

I'm doing a little research for a piece I'm writing. I want to know what drivetrain more mountain bikers use. With PinoyMTBiker being such an active network, I'm sure I'll find my answers.

Vote, vote, vote

Thanks. ;D

[flipnidaho]

it's not that black and white. You almost have to break it down per component:
FD- Any Shimano
RD- SRAM X0
Shifters- SRAM X0 or X9
Crankset and BB- Shimano XT or XTR
Cassette- Shimano XT or XTR
Chain- Shimano
Cables- Shimano with SRAM quick links
If you throw in brakes and wheelsets, I think Shimano units are better than SRAM as well...
Pedals- Shimano (no SRAM counterpart... yet)

[brothermoe]

Yeah bud. I kind of figured that. It'd be too messy however, to get into the nitty gritty. I just need a general overview - stats of some sort. But hey, if anyone reading this is a mixed user, please post what you have. I could go through that as well. Thanks.

[edge808]

I'm purely a Shimano user (well except for the chain). The only reason I'm sticking to a purely big S setup is that I don't see anything significantly better with running SRAM components. Purely preferential. If I had started out using SRAM products instead of Shimano, I'd probably use all SRAM. As for my chain, got SRAM for the powerlink, can't find any reason to replace it yet

Top of my head, I think more people use Shimano because it's simply more affordable.

[glockbiker]

Definitely Shimano.

From XTR down to Acera, it has something for everyone. Of course, you also see a lot of those cheap supermarket type MTBs with no-name Taiwanese drivetrains.

[Daimler]

shimano... bang for the buck... cost efficient... unless i turn out to be a pro biker, i'd go for something even better than sram... but i think even pros use shimano... i saw brian lopes' pic with an XTR RD.

[anthrax76]

Shimano for me, although right now i have non-shimano hubs and crankset.

for reasons also of the price and availability.

[bobby]

excuse me sir brothermoe is the piece you are writing just a survey for the two brands? What bout the other drivetrain brands? thank you.

[brothermoe]

bobby: For now, its just between the two S's since (IMO) they are the most visible. ;D

[angelobryant]

shimano. no sram parts available in our LBS so shimano it is.

[schwinng]

I have SRAM on my Yeti 575 and I've got full Shimano XTR on my S-Works Epic. The 2007 XTR is out of this world, I love the trigger shifters. But I also love SRAM gripshifts. I'll give the nod to Shimano only by a narrow margin.

[bertongputik]

try this link probably can help you sir brothermoe.

[brothermoe]

bertongputik said:

try this link probably can help you sir brothermoe.

Thanks for the link brad. Yeah I saw this before. I also saw different interpretations for this. One of them being, Shimano moves more therefore it's more flexible and wont break off. SRAM on the other hand is more rigid and might.

[batilpatong]

i go for sram coz of the one to one ratio in shifting.

[bobby]

Shimano.