10 of the best Shimano Tiagra equipped road bikes for £999-£2,100

Road bikes equipped with Shimano's 10-speed Tiagra groupset dominate the price bracket around £1,000 with some excellent aluminium and carbon-fibre-framed bikes. Here are some of our favourite Shimano Tiagra-equpped road bikes from £999 to £2,099.

• Tiagra is Shimano's sole 10-speed groupset (that is, with 10 sprockets on the rear wheel) but has some compatibility with more expensive 11-speed groups

• With Tiagra-equipped bikes costing as little as £800 and as much as £2,100 it's the group found on probably the widest range of bikes

• The versatility of Tiagra means you'll find race bikes, endurance bikes, gravel bikes and much more here

• If you want a bike with disc brakes, choose carefully; the Tiagra hydraulics work better than cable-actuated brakes, but an 11-speed upgrade will be pricier

10 of the best Shimano Tiagra-equipped road bikes for 2021

• Trek Emonda ALR 4 2022 — £1,700.00
• Cube Attain Race 2022 — £1,249.00
• Orbea Avant H40-D 2021 — £1,199.00
• Giant TCR Advanced 3 2021 — £2,099.00
• Cannondale Synapse Alloy Tiagra Disc 2021 — £1,100.00
• Vitus Zenium Tiagra 2021 — £1,099.99
• Cube Nuroad Pro FE 2021 — £1,449.00
• Tifosi CK7 Disc Tiagra — £1,189.99
• Genesis Tour De Fer 30 — £2,099.99
• Ribble CGR Tiagra — from £999.00

Shimano launched its Tiagra 4700 groupset in 2015. It's a 10-speed groupset that sits above Sora and below 105 in Shimano's range. The biggest cosmetic change from the previous version was the redesigned chainset, it's much better looking than the previous Tiagra, and the brake lever hoods benefit from the same ergonomics, with cables under the bar tape, as first seen on Dura-Ace.

It seemed likely that Shimano would announce a revamp to Tiagra in 2019, following its usual four-year cycle, but instead Tiagra for model year 2020 got some relatively minor changes, with restyled shifters and hydraulic disc brakes, and a 48/34 chainset option. It therefore looks like the current 10-speed version of Tiagra is going to be around for a few more years yet.

Read more: Your complete guide to Shimano road bike groupsets

Tiagra 4700 has the same relationship between shift lever movement and rear derailleur movement as Shimano's 11-speed road components. That means you can fit a 105, Ultegra or even Dura-Ace rear derailleur to a Tiagra-equipped bike. It also means you should be able to fit any of the new GRX gravel bike derailleurs for better chain control if you're exploring dirt roads.

This selection of bikes gives an idea of what sort of new bikes are available with the Tiagra 4700 groupset and includes carbon fibre and aluminium road bikes, endurance road bikes and adventure bikes with disc brakes.

- Shimano Tiagra 4700 first ride review

Trek Emonda ALR 4 2022 — £1,700.00

The Trek Emonda ALR is based on the more expensive carbon fibre road bike that shares the same name. It’s one of the lightest aluminium frames currently available, with Trek claiming 1,050g for a size 56cm frame. Very impressive. This model gets a full roster of Tiagra 4700 parts, with a compact chainset, 12-28t cassette and — unusually among the bikes here — hydraulic disc brakes. That last feature alone accounts for the price difference between the Emonda ALR 4 and most of the other bikes here, and the extra is worth paying for better stopping power. Mat reviewed the 2016 model and loved it.

With a sophisticated, shock-damping carbon fibre frame, Trek's £2,325 Domane SL 4 is the most expensive Tiagra-equipped bike we're aware of.

Read our review of the Trek Emonda ALR 4​

Cube Attain Race 2022 — £1,249.00

Call us shallow, but we're really taken with the bright blue Cube have chosen for the 2022 version of the popular Attain Race. Under the paint is a double-butted 6061 aluminium frame that's the same as used for the £1,749 Attain SL, so there's plenty of upgrade potential here.

Orbea Avant H40-D 2021 — £1,199.00

Orbea’s Avant endurance road bike range has had an overhaul for 2021 with three disc-brake models getting the same fully internal routing as the Orca race bikes. There is clearance for 35mm tyres and you’ll find mudguard eyelets along with a “within reach” geometry.

We haven't ridden the new Avant yet, but those features alone would put it high on our 'for consideration' list as an all-rounder for UK conditions.

Read more: Orbea announces redesigned Avant aluminium endurance road range

Giant TCR Advanced 3 2021 — £2,099.00

Here's Giant’s excellent new TCR frameset equipped with Tiagra 4700. There’s no cutting corners here though, with a full carbon frame and groupset, the TCR Advanced 3 is a super bike at a very good price.

The combination of a 34/50 up front and 11-32 in the rear make this a hill climbing machine. The addition of 25mm tyres is a welcome feature for even more comfort, and as you'd expect on a bike of this price, the brakes are fully hydraulic.

Cannondale Synapse Alloy Tiagra Disc 2021 — £1,100.00

The Synapse has been a hugely popular bike since it was completely redesigned a couple of years ago, and the large model range offers a bike for most price points. This model combines an aluminium frame, carbon fork and most of a Shimano Tiagra 4700 groupset. It has an FSA Omega chainset because the frame uses a BB30 bottom bracket. As this is the disc brake version, it uses Promax Decoder R mechanical disc brakes.

Vitus Zenium Tiagra 2021 — £1,099.99

One of the cheapest carbon fibre bikes you can buy (only the rim-braked Boardman 8.9 is cheaper as far as we know), the handsomely understated Zenium Tiagra comes with Vitus' own wheels and finishing kit, plus Vee Rubber Road Runner tyres.

Cube Nuroad Pro FE 2021 — £1,449.00

You don't get hydraulic brakes with this open-road explorer from Cube, but you do get a rack, mudguards and built-in lighting from the front wheel dynamo hub. This is a spec often assembled by dedicated all-year, all-round riders who want a bike for weekend tours and more that laughs at potholes on the office run, but it's a rare combination of features for an off-the-peg bike.

Tifosi CK7 Disc Tiagra — £1,189.99

If you want something eminently practical, Tiagra's an excellent basis for a bike that'll get you to work during the week and take you out into the lanes at weekends. The Tifosi CK7 Disc is just such a bike, with mudguards as standard equipment so you don't get wet when it rains.

Genesis Tour De Fer 30 — £2,099.99

Tiagra is the highest-quality groupset that Shimano still offers in a triple-chainset configuration, so it's a natural for the flagship of Genesis Tour De Fer range of steel-framed touring bikes. 

Like its labelmate, the Croix De Fer gravel bike, the Tour De Fer is built from Reynolds 725 heat-treated chromoly tubing, and it comes with everything you need to take off for a tour aside from your luggage and an itinerary. It even has lights, powered by a front hub dynamo, so there's no need to stop for trivia like it getting dark.

Ribble CGR Tiagra — from £999.00

Cross, Gravel, Road, that's what the CGR initials stand for on Ribble's latest all-rounder. A disc brake-equipped, mudguard-shod 'do a bit of everything' machine that makes a lot of sense for the rider who doesn't always want to stick to the tarmac. Thankfully, this jack of all trades is no master of none.

The CGR is a very easy bike to ride thanks to some neutral and balanced handling. This might make it sound dull but it's far from it, especially when you go off-road.

With a long wheelbase, mounts for mudguards and racks plus being designed for disc brakes, the Ribble is likely to see a lot of use in the wet and cold of winter where the road surface is often less than ideal. A bike that's dependable and trustworthy when it comes to the handling.

There's also a version in Reynolds 725 chromoly steel for £1,299.

Read our review of the Ribble CGR

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