Sora - worth the savings over winter?
jam1e
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I'm going to be ordering my new bike next weekend and there are a couple of models sharing the same frame but with different groupsets.
As an interim cost saving measure I was thinking I might get the cheaper Sora version instead of Tiagra and trash it over the winter then upgrade the gears and brakes etc next spring when I start this racing lark. So, is there anything about Sora which makes this a false economy or will it be sufficient?
(But to be fair I'm lincreasingly likely to skip the Tiagra one anyway and get the 105 model with the easton carbon forks and not the own branded ones. It's so easy to make the jump up the models...)
As an interim cost saving measure I was thinking I might get the cheaper Sora version instead of Tiagra and trash it over the winter then upgrade the gears and brakes etc next spring when I start this racing lark. So, is there anything about Sora which makes this a false economy or will it be sufficient?
(But to be fair I'm lincreasingly likely to skip the Tiagra one anyway and get the 105 model with the easton carbon forks and not the own branded ones. It's so easy to make the jump up the models...)
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105 will easily last the winter. You ought to learn to maintain your kit and not trash a set each winter!
Sora is crap, unless you're just starting with a limited budget, you get better performance AND durability higher up in the range. Not to mention you won't have to re-jig your whole bike in the spring.
DMGLegs, lungs and lycra.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.0 -
The sora levers are okay. I wasn't keen on earlier versions of sora brakes & gears though. They've been renewed for 2008 though.
Still, I think sora would be ideal for the winter & leave the upgrade until afterwards. 105 is good enough for most people to use on their main bike in the summer. Why subject it to winter abuse?0 -
It will be more expensive to upgrade parts later. WINTER WILL NOT DAMAGE YOUR BIKE. :x
I've ridden loads of winters and as long as you clean and mantain your bike you won't have any problems.
The only time you need worry is on those few days a year (less than 5 last year in my location) when It's icy and they grit/salt the roads. When it does come to that It's usually too slippery to cycle anyway and I end up using the bus or cheapo mountain bike, besides It only takes 5 minutes to clean and lube the drive-train.0 -
Also i noticed some people mentioningh about the different shifting mechanism, it wouls appear that some folk have a little difficulty reaching the little leaver to shift down :?winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg0 -
Tiagra it is then. (or 105
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To be honest, I wasn't concerned with the maintainence as such, just some posts seem to suggest that sora will melt in the rain...0 -
i would say 105 for one reason, its 10 speed, if you wanted to go 10 speed later it would be more hassle and costly with new right hand shifter etc, oh and 105 shifters are triple/double compatible, so for some reason if you wanted to change from what you have with 105 you are covered (yep 105 thereis only one left shifter currently as i understand it,works for double or triple)0
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And there it is - a logical reason to change from sora to 105 in less than 7 posts!
Ta very much 0
