Anyone ridden more than one of the current Shimano groupsets?
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Kajjal
Guru
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- Wheely World
Personally it comes more down to maintenance and choosing the correct gear ratios for your riding. I have 105 with discs on my gravel bike and it is fine on or off road. I upgraded my XC mountain bike to the XT groupset a few years back, brakes far better, gear change not much difference and it looked better !
All uphill
Still rolling along
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- Somerset
I have one bike with current Sora and one with current 105.
Both do their job admirably.
If I was buying another bike I'd go for Sora again because 9 ratios is enough for me; I'm not fast and the whole hierarchy thing doesn't interest me.
Both do their job admirably.
If I was buying another bike I'd go for Sora again because 9 ratios is enough for me; I'm not fast and the whole hierarchy thing doesn't interest me.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Tiagra vs SRAM Apex (not shimano I know) vs 105 R7000
All are fine. The 105 has a distinctly better "feel" and is generally nicer. So if "nice" is your thing, that's worth noting. But if "perfectly good enough" is your thing ... it isn't.
The SRAM broke, which wasn't good but before it did that it was OK.
All are fine. The 105 has a distinctly better "feel" and is generally nicer. So if "nice" is your thing, that's worth noting. But if "perfectly good enough" is your thing ... it isn't.
The SRAM broke, which wasn't good but before it did that it was OK.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
I've got one with Ultegra and another with 105. Can't tell them apart. Ultegra is a waste of money v 105 and, if I was getting another bike I would go with 105
