Is this worth buying?

[LegsRsore]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=130737825728

I appreciate there are far better sets on the market but this is in my budget.

My current bike has cheapo components on it and even has flat bar gear shifters instead of the brake/gear shifter combos.

Thoughts?

 

[buddha]

I tried a bike with sora (9 speed I think). And apart from the button thing on the levers, the shifting wasn't that different from the ultegra I use every day. Gears shift, brakes work, nothing fell off or broke etc etc.
BTW: Don't know if you've shopped around yet, but it's cheaper at Ribble, and the triple is cheaper still. (out of stock though).

 

[PaulSecteur]

I would say no, for 3 reasons...

1-Seems a bit pricey, sora can usually be had for about £30 lower. See ribble but they are out of stock at the moment
2-There is a new version of sora coming out (its already on some showroom bikes) which has the double lever, rather than the "mouses ear" setup.
3-For £40 more than your original budget yo could get the new 10 speed Tiagra... http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...s-road-bike/shimano-tiagra-4600-groupset.html

 

[fossyant]

Go for Tiagra at £40 more !