SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters Review

SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters Reviews

Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated July, 2024

Latest Price: £243.99 – Save 20% (RRP: £306)

Take a look now to discover what makes SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.

SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters Review


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SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters features

SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters specs

SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Option: Pair – Front & Rear

Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 5

Spec 3

Speed: 11 Speed

Other Gear Shifters found with this Spec: 368

Feature 1

Incredibly light weight at the bars, improving handling and control, at 307 grams

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

ErgoFit textured body improves grip and finger wrap with reduced diameter, providing better control, and a better transition to the bar

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 3

Feature 3

Individual Reach Adjust™ of brake and shift lever, now easier to access and uses a standard hex key, puts the controls exactly where you want them

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Larger ErgoBlade lever improves shifting from the drops

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

DoubleTap® technology delivers both shifts from the single lever

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

ZeroLoss™ shifting, shifts engage immediately

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

New clamp allows better fit and adjustment for modern carbon and ergo bars

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Weight: 307g (pair)

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Speeds: 2 (Front) & 11 (Rear)

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Compatibility: SRAM RED 22 & Force 22 Yaw™ Front Derailleurs, Exact Actuation™ Rear Derailleurs

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Technology Highlight(s): DoubleTap™, ErgoDynamics™, ZeroLoss™

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 12

Material: Carbon Brake Lever, Aluminum Shift Lever, Textured Hood Covers

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

DoubleTap®: DoubleTap technology makes the leap to the flatbar 9 and 10-speed bikes, delivering smooth up and down shifts are lightning fast. The shift lever is adjustable for quick customization and the gear indicator is easy to see for quick reference

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

ErgoDynamics: It consists of three separate elements to significantly improve your riding experience on SRAM DoubleTap controls. The brake lever is slightly longer than previous DoubleTap road controls to enhance the reach from the drops. The independent reach adjust features on the brake and shift levers are easier to access to quickly adjust for every hand size. Finally, the shape of the hoods has been completely redesigned with a smaller diameter and higher top shape to increase the rider’s control and improve finger wrap

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: #VALUE!

Feature 15

Yaw: The front derailleur cage rotates to maintain a consistent angular relationship with the chain. Yaw eliminates the need for shifter trim. As a result, shifts feel more direct, more precise, and combined with the new RED crankset and chainrings, delivers an unmatched performance advantage in front shifting

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: #VALUE!

Feature 16

Zero Loss: Zero- Loss simply means, well, zero loss—when you push on the lever, for an upshift or down shift, the cable is engaged instantly—zero loss of movement. There is no middle-ground where you’re waiting for the shift to come. Gear changes are instant and precise

Other Gear Shifters found with this feature: #VALUE!

Price

£243.99

Number of Reviews

2

Review Score

4.5 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Gear Shifters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters.

The first thing is material. Looking at what SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Gear Shifters. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Gear Shifters. Brands like SRAM are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Gear Shifters category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Gear Shifters.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £243.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Gear Shifters

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Gear Shifters.

We found 184 in the Gear Shifters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £114.04, making it above average at £243.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Gear Shifters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £389.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 184 products available we worked out that 24 cost more than SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters and 159 were cheaper.

Cost of SRAM products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 302 products from SRAM, of which 57 were in the Gear Shifters category.

For now though we’re looking at SRAM branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £186.89 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest SRAM product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £2300.00.

Of the 302 from SRAM, 59 were more expensive than SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters and 242 were cheaper.

How much are SRAM Gear Shifters?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at SRAM products that are listed in the Gear Shifters category.

The average price of the 57 products that match this search was £93.01, with the cheapest coming in at £4.99 and highest price was £369.00. With the average being £93.01, SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters comes in above average.

3 products that meet this search were more expensive than SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters and 53 were cheaper.


SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Shifters category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters or another similar product, like SRAM X01 11 Speed Trigger Shifter reviews or SRAM X1 11 Speed Trigger Shifter reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Gear Shifters.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Gear Shifters. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with SRAM, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.7/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010910275
  • Product ID 2: 387185UK
  • Brand: SRAM
  • Model number: 00.7018.079.000
  • RRP: £306
  • EAN: 710845728815
  • Description: SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road ShiftersThe new SRAM Force 22 ErgoDynamic Shifters were modeled after the best in class comfort of SRAM RED, and represent the most advanced thinking yet on perfecting the interface between rider and bike.Everything received the same detail, including the transition between handlebar and hoods, the grip texture, finger wrap, and the separate interfaces with both the shifter and brake lever. The understated black finish makes it look fast and a perfect match for any machine.‚ÄúSRAM call this ‘True 22’ because you can cross chain with their system – you can run the chain on the larger chainring and the largest sprocket, and the smaller chainring and the smallest sprocket…whereas Shimano and Campagnolo tell you specifically not to do this.‚Äù – Road CCFeatures:Incredibly light weight at the bars, improving handling and control, at 307 gramsErgoFit textured body improves grip and finger wrap with reduced diameter, providing better control, and a better transition to the barIndividual Reach Adjust of brake and shift lever, now easier to access and uses a standard hex key, puts the controls exactly where you want themLarger ErgoBlade lever improves shifting from the dropsDoubleTap technology delivers both shifts from the single leverZeroLoss shifting, shifts engage immediatelyNew clamp allows better fit and adjustment for modern carbon and ergo barsWeight: 307g (pair)Speeds: 2 (Front) & 11 (Rear)Compatibility: SRAM RED 22 & Force 22 Yaw Front Derailleurs, Exact Actuation Rear DerailleursTechnology Highlight(s): DoubleTap, ErgoDynamics, ZeroLossMaterial: Carbon Brake Lever, Aluminum Shift Lever, Textured Hood CoversDoubleTap: DoubleTap technology makes the leap to the flatbar 9 and 10-speed bikes, delivering smooth up and down shifts are lightning fast. The shift lever is adjustable for quick customization and the gear indicator is easy to see for quick referenceErgoDynamics: It consists of three separate elements to significantly improve your riding experience on SRAM DoubleTap controls. The brake lever is slightly longer than previous DoubleTap road controls to enhance the reach from the drops. The independent reach adjust features on the brake and shift levers are easier to access to quickly adjust for every hand size. Finally, the shape of the hoods has been completely redesigned with a smaller diameter and higher top shape to increase the rider’s control and improve finger wrapYaw: The front derailleur cage rotates to maintain a consistent angular relationship with the chain. Yaw eliminates the need for shifter trim. As a result, shifts feel more direct, more precise, and combined with the new RED crankset and chainrings, delivers an unmatched performance advantage in front shiftingZero Loss: Zero- Loss simply means, well, zero loss‚Äîwhen you push on the lever, for an upshift or down shift, the cable is engaged instantly‚Äîzero loss of movement. There is no middle-ground where you’re waiting for the shift to come. Gear changes are instant and preciseBuy SRAM Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Gear Shifters
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
  • Size: Pair – Front & Rear
  • Unisex
  • 62.01
  • Adult

Other options for Gear Shifters

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Gear Shifters. 184 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching SRAM Force 22 11 Speed Road Shifters included,
Campagnolo EPS V2 Interface Unit reviews, Campagnolo Ergo Road Shifter Hoods reviews, or we really liked the look of Campagnolo Ultra-Shift Ergo Road Shifter Hoods reviews as another alternative.

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