If you do upgrade you should indeed find ergos much better as well as dramatically improved braking power, feel and ease of application. The shift paddle interference between bar and fingers has been an issue with SRAM since its mechanical days but I can say that they have made good strides with E1 ergonomics. Red or Force, the upgrade will be worth it. Upgrade wise is completely individual. Simply based on cost the Force components are a pretty easy choice but Red offers a more finished look with the polished and cut away calipers. With the shifters it’s a wash in looks but clearly advantage Force with cost. Personally with my nicest bike I chose to go for Red to have all my components match but totally see saving $$ and having virtually all of the fit and performance upgrades.
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