Shimano Claris and Sora

Marcuzcycle

what is the better group set?
both very similarly priced... Claris released a lot later

ergonomically?
visually?
reliability?
comfort?

thanks

dnwhite88

Sora is above Claris in shimano range

alanparsons

Claris = 8 speed
Sora = 9 speed
Not much else different between the two.
If you are buying a complete groupset I would suggest you upgrade the brake calipers and/or pads.

cycleclinic

I prefer the look of claris. Claris is designed solely with use of 32T cassette sprockets in mind. The new HG50 8 speed cassettes will be 12-32T or 13-32T I forget which it will be. The short cage claris mech is more like medium cage length with the ability to large cassettes.

Sora is more of a traditional road groupset and has a proper short cage mech and longer cages for triples and wider ratio cassettes.