When I first got it I wasn't convinced that the shifting up the block was as nice on SRAM as it is on Campag, but shifts down are.. but then you do a couple of thousand k's on it and you don't think about it anymore.
Very much this for me. I had a bit of vanity in mind when I took a punt on SRAM Force for my Ron Cooper, cos I thought it looked nicer than anything else (especially Shimano cranks), but was initially unsure about the shifts up the block, compared to Shimano DA in my case, feeling rather heavy. But you get used to it, and a few rides later "heavy" becomes "reassuringly clicky".
Very much this for me. I had a bit of vanity in mind when I took a punt on SRAM Force for my Ron Cooper, cos I thought it looked nicer than anything else (especially Shimano cranks), but was initially unsure about the shifts up the block, compared to Shimano DA in my case, feeling rather heavy. But you get used to it, and a few rides later "heavy" becomes "reassuringly clicky".