are these shimano sora shifters

[montage]

May be buying this bike in question...it has "sora gears"....but are these sora shifters? If so what is the retail price on these and second hand price....I understand they are pretty costly?

The brakes say Shimano RSX which I assume is bottom/near the bottom of the range... the shifters may also be RSX?

 

[Joe24]

May be buying this bike in question...it has "sora gears"....but are these sora shifters? If so what is the retail price on these and second hand price....I understand they are pretty costly?

The brakes say Shimano RSX which I assume is bottom/near the bottom of the range... the shifters may also be RSX?

It looks to me that they are RSX, as it says RSX on them
As for what they are in relation to the other groupsets, i have no idea. Id have a guess at bottom of the range.
They look better then the new Sora shifters though, or at least the ones i have on the Giant.
They have the gear changing tabs in the right places, instead of two different ones.

 

[HLaB]

They're not sora as Joe says they look like RSX. I've got sora on my winter bike and having veloce on my summer bike I quite like the idea of two separate levers in different positions. I find the sora a pain particularly for changing whilst on the drops however. I've no idea where RSX sits on spectrum but I quite like the look of them.

 

[Steve Austin]

RSX are just old Shimano shifters. they work fine. they are clunky.they were cheap...

 

[Dave5N]

As the others said.

Sora shifters are great for kids - adaptable reach;

or adults - cheap.

They are shoot when you're in the drops a gear or more out and doing 35 + and it's bumpy and your BLOODY THUMB JUST ISN'T LONG ENOUGH!!!!

 

[jayce]

They seem to look better than sora but as said their old shifters so if they work all is fine

 

[amnesia]

As the others said.

Sora shifters are great for kids - adaptable reach;

or adults - cheap.

They are shoot when you're in the drops a gear or more out and doing 35 + and it's bumpy and your BLOODY THUMB JUST ISN'T LONG ENOUGH!!!!

Sounds like there's a gap in the market for gloves with a rubber thumb extension

Shimano have missed a trick here... Sora thumb extensions

 

[Dave5N]

Sounds like there's a gap in the market for gloves with a rubber thumb extension

Shimano have missed a trick here... Sora thumb extensions

SO true...

 

[DJ]

Sounds like there's a gap in the market for gloves with a rubber thumb extension

Shimano have missed a trick here... Sora thumb extensions

Do you mean sorer thumb shifters?

 

[ColinJ]

Do you mean sorer thumb shifters?

Ho ho, I like that one!

Sora shifters are similar in operation to Campagnolo ergo-shifters, but not as well implemented. I don't have particularly long thumbs but I can (just) operate my Campagnolo Athena and Chorus thumb controls from the drops when I have to.