shimano 105 vs ultegra why do i feel this way

[gb155]

He should have gone Campag.

Boooooooooooo

 

[billy1561]

Mine used to slip on my hybrid cheapo job though. Even that was cured by correct indexing. My 105 road bike is seamless and very smooth and quiet so personally I think like others have said its the set up that's the issue not 105.

 

[miremare]

ive reflected on this, and am going to get it sorted, indexed, adjusted.

went on a ride with the hybrid ultegra today, i found it harder work,.

so the gears may be smoother on the ultegra but they are harder work.

thanks for your input i appreciate it

 

[twowheelsgood]

Whether it's setup or not it still has to bed in. I think a lot of the perception it in the mind cos you paid more.

I don't doubt the more expensive stuff has better bearings, better finish on surfaces etc. but this does need to go through a "common sense" filter.

Where does most of the friction and imprecision actually occur? I noticed more of an improvement using decent Teflon coated cables (what £2?) and paying better attention to their routing than I could ever notice from going to 105 to Ultegra.

I have no experience of Sora, but the 9 speed Tiagra I have is also very nice.