Specialized Secteur vs Secteur Sport

llyamah

Hi All

I am fairly set on buying the Specialized Secteur, but I was wondering whether someone can explain the difference between the standard version and the Sport version. I have a comparison of the specs below (standard specs first, sport afterwards), but I don't really understand bike components.

The Sport is on sale at Evans at the moment (the standard is not) and would cost an extra £115; I'm really trying to guage whether it is worthwhilse spending that extra money. Thanks.

Frame

Specialized A1 Premium Aluminium

Specialized A1 Premium Aluminium w/ Zertz inserts

Fork

Specialized FACT carbon w/ Zertz inserts

Specialized FACT carbon w/ Zertz inserts

Gears

Shimano 2400 Claris Groupset

Shimano Sora Groupset

Brakes

Forged aluminium, dual pivot

Shimano R451

Front / Rear Derailleur

Shimano 2400 Claris

Shimano Sora

Number of Gears

24

27

Shifters

Shimano 2400 Claris STI

Shimano Sora STI

Chainset

Shimano 2400 Claris, triple

Shimano Sora, triple

Chainrings

50/39/30T

50/39/30T

Bottom Bracket

Shimano, Octalink Spline

Shimano, outboard cartridge bearings

Cassette

Sunrace, 8-speed, 11-32

Shimano HG-50, 9-speed, 11-32

Chain

KMC Z51

KMC X9

Pedals

Nylon flat test ride, loose ball, w/ reflectors

Nylon flat test ride, loose ball, w/ reflectors

Brakeset

Forged aluminium, dual pivot

Shimano R451

Brake Levers

Shimano 2400 Claris

Shimano Sora

Handlebars

Specialized Comp, shallow bend

Specialized Comp, shallow bend

Stem

Cast alloy, 4-bolt, 31.8mm clamp

Cast alloy, 4-bolt, 31.8mm clamp

Headset

1-1/8" sealed Cr-Mo cartridge bearings integrated w/ headset, 20mm alloy cone spacer, w/ 20mm of spacers

1-1/8" sealed Cr-Mo cartridge bearings integrated w/ headset, 20mm alloy cone spacer, w/ 20mm of spacers

Grips

Specialized Roubaix, w/ 2.5mm gel pads, bar shapers

Specialized Roubaix, w/ 2.5mm gel pads, bar shapers

Wheelset

AXIS Classic

AXIS Classic

Front Tyre

Specialized Espoir Sport, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, 700x25c

Specialized Espoir Sport, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, 700x25c

Rear Tyre

Specialized Espoir Sport, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, 700x25c

Specialized Espoir Sport, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, 700x25c

Tubes

Standard presta valve

Standard presta valve

Saddle

Body Geometry Riva Plus, Cr-Mo rails, 155mm

Body Geometry Riva Plus, Cr-Mo rails, 143mm

Seatpost

Specialized Sport, alloy, 2-bolt, 27.2mm

Specialized Sport, alloy, 2-bolt, 27.2mm

Seat Binder

Alloy, 31.8mm

Alloy, 31.8mm

nigelgos

The main difference is the Sora groupset over Claris. I'm not too familiar with Claris to be able to give a view.

What about the Allez Sport? It seems better value to me. It's a racier position than the Secteur, so it's down to what you want to do with the bike. It's also a compact which IMO is a better choice than a tripple but depends on your location and climbing ability.

llyamah

Thanks for the reply. I had initially considered the Allez, but I decided to go for the Secteur as it would have a more comfortable riding position.

kennygalbraith

Hi I have the sectuer sport,sora chain set. It's a cracking bike I've not had any bother over the 2000 miles I've done since April.

llyamah

Thanks Kenny, certainly looks like a good bike.