i got rid of sram force 22 a while ago for new ultegra 11 speed
i jizzed in my fucking pants first ride
shimano actually shifts
you can change from the small ring to big ring with one finger instead of having to muscle the fucker over
ive put about 500 miles on it and I've only adjusted the RD tension once
I used to have to fuck with the sram garbage at least once a ride
also dropped the chain with sram probably at least once a ride with sram, haven't dropped it once with ultegra
My assessment of srams well deserved unreliability reputation
1. The tolerances for range of correct operation with Sram stuff is way way too tight. Theres more play allowed in the system with Shimano. If tension isn't extremely precise with Sram, you'll get shitty RD and FD shifting and you'll be dropping the chain because of the 'yaw' capability in the FD which can override the stops if you push the lever too much, which you inevitably wind up doing when cable tension lessens over time. Theres play in cable systems no matter what, even just the cable housing moving against the cable stops, cables wearing in the lining of the housing a small amount or cables moving a tiny tiny bit in the ferrules. It might be a super small amount, but it's in excess of Srams tolerances
2. They build shit too wimpy in chasing weight weenie marketing, it winds up breaking, they use shitty springs in their stuff that also loses tension, you can't service the parts either.
Even though the Force group was 2x the price of the Ultegra group, the ultegra group just looks so much higher quality, the components look so much nicer up close and in detail and have an appearance of higher manufacturing standards and higher cost in production.
