Tiagra 4700

[Elijah1]

next year I will be getting a new bike and my budget is about £600 iv'e seen the canondale tiagra bikes but my question is, is tiagra a good group set and is it worth spending a bit more money to get something like shimano 105?

 

[ianrauk]

In a nutshell.... Tiagra.. yes. Is it worth upgrading? No. Unless of course.. you want the bling.

 

[vickster]

Yes, and probably not. But go ride a few bikes. The frame is more important than the groupset
However if set on 105...
If you shop around, you can probably get a 105 bike like a Giant Defy for around your budget in the current sales, e.g. Rutland for £630

 

[Johnno260]

Paulscycles have a Merida Ride 400 with 105 going for £630 at the moment.

Be careful with the Cannondale if it has the BB30 bottom bracket, they're prone to failure, my Boardman Hybrid had a BB30 and I had issues.

I asked the same question about Tiagra earlier in the year and many said it's fine, just as others have said make sure the frames right, it doesn't matter the gearset if you're not comfortable.

 

[Elijah1]

Paulscycles have a Merida Ride 400 with 105 going for £630 at the moment.

Be careful with the Cannondale if it has the BB30 bottom bracket, they're prone to failure, my Boardman Hybrid had a BB30 and I had issues.

I asked the same question about Tiagra earlier in the year and many said it's fine, just as others have said make sure the frames right, it doesn't matter the gearset if you're not comfortable.

Thanks for that!

 

[Drago]

Tiagra = very good. It's first class kit, nicely finished these days, very usable. If you can't find a bike with 105 mechs and shifters within your budget (you won't get a complete nut and bolt 105 gruppo for that, just the main bits) you won't feel at all short changed once you're on the move.

As Johno rightly points out, a 105 gruppo won't make a bad frame good, or a poorly fitting frame fit, so it shouldn't be the top item under consideration when choosing.

 

[Elijah1]

Tiagra = very good. It's first class kit, nicely finished these days, very usable. If you can't find a bike with 105 mechs and shifters within your budget (you won't get a complete nut and bolt 105 gruppo for that, just the main bits) you won't feel at all short changed once you're on the move.

As Johno rightly points out, a 105 gruppo won't make a bad frame good, or a poorly fitting frame fit, so it shouldn't be the top item under consideration when choosing.

thanks for you response

 

[Drago]

What a polite young fellow!

 

[broady]

Now the 4700 has the gear cables routed along the handle bar I don't see much gain in spending more for 105.

With the 105 you get an extra gear on the rear cassette, but when you have to replace chains and cassettes you'll notice 10 speed a lot cheaper than the 11

 

[cyberknight]

4700 tiagra pretty much = last generation 105 , i am looking at a bike next year and it will be tiagra as i not worried about that extra sprocket .

 

[BorderReiver]

I've got 10 speed and 11 speed bikes (both different generations of Ultegra so both the same but different). I can honestly say that when I'm riding the 10 speed I have never, ever thought, "Wow, I really wish I had an extra sprocket on the back." This is in the Yorkshire Dales, where there are quite a few hills.

 

[bondirob]

I've got Sora and 105 the difference isn't that much

 

[Drago]

I've got Tiagra and 105 and the difference is... not there.

 

[Elijah1]

I've got 10 speed and 11 speed bikes (both different generations of Ultegra so both the same but different). I can honestly say that when I'm riding the 10 speed I have never, ever thought, "Wow, I really wish I had an extra sprocket on the back." This is in the Yorkshire Dales, where there are quite a few hills.

Thanks, nice to know that 11 speed isn't really needed. I'm from Huddersfield so I'm not that far from the dales, still quite hilly around here though.

 

[Dirk]

I've got Tiagra and 105 and the difference is... not there.

I've got Claris and Ultra Di2 and the difference is.........immense.