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Shimano vs. Sram on my cervelo p2c?

so currently i run a very crazy mixed groupo. i am planning on having a groupo all the same. right now i have what i believe to be forte front and rear derailures, dura-ace chain, sram rival compact crankset (with 2 bent back into place teeth), lower grade sram cassette and dura-ace shifters on my p2c. i want to ask what would be a better choice, go ultegra derailures, cranks and cassette and keep the dura-ace chain and shifters? Or suck it up and pay a little more money for Sram Force derailures, cranks and cassette? will having the sram components with shimano chain and shifters be bad?

You already have Top Quality shifters, the most expensive part of the groupset. Chains are wear items that require replacement at regular intervals, so yours will need changing some time in the future, the cassette as well. If you have had bent teeth on your crank, you will need to replace the chainrings at the very least. If you choose to replace the crank, it is tough to beat the shifting performance of a Shimano crank. As for the derailleurs, they are probably made by Microshift for Performance with their Forte brand name. The derailleurs will make make much less difference to shifting performance than a new crank, they are probably similar in quality to 105. In any case, I would recommend that you go to Ultegra components, derailleurs, crank, and cassette, but odds are your chain needs changing as well unless it was changed within the last month or so.

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