walker
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Maz said:
materials used, shifiting on a sora say is a bit clunck clunck, go all the way up to Dura ace, and you can barely feel the shift, let alone hear it.
shimano sora or something...
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materials used, shifiting on a sora say is a bit clunck clunck, go all the way up to Dura ace, and you can barely feel the shift, let alone hear it.
Milo
Guru
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- Melksham, Wilts
Mines fairly smooth smoother than a posh campag bike I borrowed once.
A plus is spare chainrings cost next to nothing on wiggle.
I have a 2007 bike so my sora is only 7 speed but not really an issue for me.
A plus is spare chainrings cost next to nothing on wiggle.
I have a 2007 bike so my sora is only 7 speed but not really an issue for me.
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- the post-brexit wasteland
Maz said:
both. all the others have the up changer behind and parallel to the brake lever, which makes them easier to use on the drops. the design of tiagra and above is virtually identical, it's just that as you go up the scale you get lighter materials. i've ridden a 9-speed dura-ace equipped bike, and noticed no difference from my 9-speed tiagra in terms of shift speed/quality.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
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- Manchester
Don't understand the "not being able to do it"
If you can reach the brake you can reach the shifters. If you can't reach the brake you probably want to change your riding position anyway.
It took me all of 5 minutes to aclimatise to them* and I'll not go back to anything else. Although I spend much more time on the hoods than I do fully dropped.
*Currently a 3yr old Tiagra groupset, no indicators, but I learnt on a Dawes Giro with Sora I think.
If you can reach the brake you can reach the shifters. If you can't reach the brake you probably want to change your riding position anyway.
It took me all of 5 minutes to aclimatise to them* and I'll not go back to anything else. Although I spend much more time on the hoods than I do fully dropped.
*Currently a 3yr old Tiagra groupset, no indicators, but I learnt on a Dawes Giro with Sora I think.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
biking_fox said:
I think it's in relation to Sora - the movement that releases cable tension (to smaller sprockets) is via the paddle on the inside surface of the hoods, not to the rear of the brake lever itself as in Tiagra and upwards shifters.
I found that I couldn't reach that on Sora equipped bikes without some contortion of the hand whilst riding on the drops (and wasn't convinced i could do that contortion whilst moving at speed...) As the drops are where I am most of the time (habit from riding my old, DT shifter equipped bike) I decided Sora wasn't for me. (Also the fact that Ultegra/105 gear is available in 9 speed, etc etc)
No problem reaching the Sora paddle from the hoods though.
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
Ooh I have a dawes giro too!
Love it.
Love it.
iacula
Senior Member
- Location
- Southampton
walker said:
Ah! I see..... thanks, this cycling milarky is a whole new science, I think I should have got a more expensive bike in the first place, still it's probably as well just to plunge in and learn by mistakes.
Cheers
iacula said:
Upgrading from Sora can be quite pricey and needs to be considered carefully. My wife upgraded once parts of the Sora system needed changing - rear mech, cassette, chain and front ring. The cost was therefore ameliorated by needing some parts. She decided to make a complete jump and put Campag Veloce on her bike as she was disenchanted with the cheapo Alex wheels and was planning a wheel change as well. (Campag needs a different rear wheel hub).
To be honest, Sora and Tiagra both work pretty well and for most people satisfy most needs. I would suggest that you stick with what you have, read and ask around, then make your upgrade (if you need it) based upon a well researched plan. It may take you down the Campag route.
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- the post-brexit wasteland
but bear in mind that swapping sora for the base model of campag is not an upgrade in terms of quality, although it is nine speed. you would be better upgrading to tiagra or the campag equivalent.gavintc said: