Road Groupsets.
4AssedMonkey
Posts: 18
Hi Guys & Gals,
I'm returning to cycling after a few years lay off due to a dodgy knee/raising young kids. Both situations have changed now to the point where I'm confident to get back out and try and lose some of the heft I've found!
Looking at getting a half decent road bike. I have a SS commuter at the minute and an MTB but no geared road machine. Looking round, there are a few bikes I like the look of around my price point, but where I can't draw any comparisons is the groupsets as I have no idea how they compare between brands, i.e. SRAM/Campag/Shimano.
Bikes I'm considering have either Campag Veloce, SRAM Rival or Shimano Tiagra/105 (or a mix of the 2). Is there any glaring difference in features and quality between these? Also on the wheels front there;s a mix of Campag Khamsin, Shimano RS10 and FSA RD-60's. Could be Greek for all I know, any chance of some help?
Cheers.
I'm returning to cycling after a few years lay off due to a dodgy knee/raising young kids. Both situations have changed now to the point where I'm confident to get back out and try and lose some of the heft I've found!
Looking at getting a half decent road bike. I have a SS commuter at the minute and an MTB but no geared road machine. Looking round, there are a few bikes I like the look of around my price point, but where I can't draw any comparisons is the groupsets as I have no idea how they compare between brands, i.e. SRAM/Campag/Shimano.
Bikes I'm considering have either Campag Veloce, SRAM Rival or Shimano Tiagra/105 (or a mix of the 2). Is there any glaring difference in features and quality between these? Also on the wheels front there;s a mix of Campag Khamsin, Shimano RS10 and FSA RD-60's. Could be Greek for all I know, any chance of some help?
Cheers.
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They all change gears well so they are all good. I prefer the feel of the campag shifters but a Veloce crankset is not DIY friendly. On the up side power torque bottom bracket bearing do last well. Go for the frame that fits you best exactly what kit is has will not make much difference to how you ride, the wheels are all round and all those drive trains will make the wheels go round. The main difference you will notice between all of them is the shifter and the feel of the hoods. Your mind could be made up by that alone.
Test ride all three and see which one you like best. Of course the campag veloce kit and the Khamsin wheels look the best. Also the veloce groupset will be the lightest I think. SRAM rival, are you sure there no Apex kit mixed in.http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.0 -
See what you're saying in that I may be getting overly concerned with semantics, just wanted to make sure that none of these mentioned is noticeably worse/better than then others.
The SRAM equipped bike has Rival shifters/mechs and an FSA chainset. It is however the priciest of the 3.0 -
As stated the groupset is much of a muchness but does boil down to personal preference. Some love the double tap SRAM system whereas others (myself included) prefer Shimano shifting. Campag will also work perfectly well. Get the bike that fits you best. Similar for the wheels, get the ones that come with your favourite bike, you can always upgrade them later.0
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For me it's down to what the hoods feel like. I don't like the feel of shimano so campag for me.
Oh, that and putting anything other than campag on an Italian bike is just wrong.Condor Super Acciaio, Record, Deda, Pacentis.
Curtis 853 Handbuilt MTB, XTR, DT Swiss and lots of Hope.
Genesis Datum Gravel Bike, Pacentis (again).
Genesis Equilibrium Disc, 105 & H-Plus-Son.
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Best advice here is definitely get a bike that fits you correctly. Not just frame size, but stem size, bar width, saddle height, crank length, etc etc.
Ditto the comment re the feel of the hoods.
The groupsets you mention are all fine, and as you can see, it comes down to personal preference, although the shifter design does vary.0
