shimano 2300

Jonny D
Jonny D Posts: 4
edited November 2009 in Road buying advice
Looking for a training/commuter bike (and maybe the odd sportive) for £500ish. Most at that price seem to have the new shimano 2300 groupset - anyone tried this much yet?

I asked in the bike shop and the guy said 2300 was probably the same as the sora/tiagra standard from a few years back (which seemed to work ok back then :) )

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  • smeev
    smeev Posts: 105
    i have just brought a spesh allez 16 for £500 & it is very go indeed. It has got the 2300 groupset on it, which is bottom of the range for shimano. I fyou are looking for a sora or even tiagra setups, u may need to buy second hand or maybe try the Btwin sport 2 at decathlon. It has got sora components allround & carbon front & rear. It is priced at £429

    Thing is tho, if u r new to the road biking(which i am) u will need a lot more kit to go with it.
    with my bike i have brought:
    bike(obviously)
    gloves
    helmet
    spare inner tube
    saddle pack
    repair kit
    lights
    good decent clothing

    Hope this helps you.

    smeev
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  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    +1 for the Btwin sport 2, very good value at that price. My son recently got one and is vey pleased with it.
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  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Your bloke in bikeshop is right.

    2300 is essentially 8sp Sora from a couple of years ago, Sora is now 9sp.

    8sp Sora is what you usually got on a £500 bike and it worked fine.

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