Upgrade from Sora to Tiagra (Shifters)

anto164
anto164 Posts: 3,500
edited February 2011 in Road buying advice
So, is it worth it?

I'm finding that i'm using the drops quite a bit as i'm riding the bike to and back from work, and it's only 4 miles so i like to go as quick as i can.

Wanting to upgrade the Sora shifters to Tiagra shifters, as these have paddles instead of thumb shifters. Rekon it's a worthwile upgrade? Or should i just look straight from 9sp sora to 10sp?

OR, is it worth spending a bit more to go to the dark side (SRAM)? I have sram X-0 on my Mountain bike, and LOVE it. (Yeh, that's more of a longer term upgrade path)

Comments

  • 1stGenRex
    1stGenRex Posts: 84
    no sense in upgrading the shifters if you REALLY want SRAM. The money you would have spent on the shifters would/could have gone to going the the new group, if you anticipate doing that later on down the road anyway.
  • Stuy-b
    Stuy-b Posts: 248
    srams road stuff is awful, stick to shimano
  • 1stGenRex
    1stGenRex Posts: 84
    Stuy-b wrote:
    srams road stuff is awful, stick to shimano

    I think there may be 1 or 2 people on here that might disagree with that. :P
  • JRooke
    JRooke Posts: 243
    yea but literally only 1 or 2
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Soooooo,

    Is it worth changing from sora to tiagra shifters?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    If all your doing is cycling four miles to work and back again, then I would say no. Had 8 spd sora on a winter bike a few years ago and never had a problem with it (apart from braking performance being not so great).
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    i'm only doing 4mi to work and back, but i'm known to go out on the weekend now and then on a 40/50mi ride.
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    anto164 wrote:
    i'm only doing 4mi to work and back, but i'm known to go out on the weekend now and then on a 40/50mi ride.

    Then if you can't be arsed moving your hand to change gear, go for it. Change in performance will be very, very small and once you've shifted gear, you can't tell the difference anyway. Up to you in the end, it's your money.

Categories