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Upgrading my group set?

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  • September 17, 2014 at 4:06 pm #22394
    Tomj91

    Hi I have had a Cube peloton 2014 bike with Shimano sora group set I am thinking about upgrading the group set on my bike just looking for some advice on if it is worth changing it? I have seen a few ultregra 6800 11 speed on sale?

    This is the bike I bought: http://www.formbycycles.co.uk/cube-peloton-road-bike-3669.html

    Thanks.

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  • September 25, 2014 at 7:26 am #814709
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    ajmarshal1

    glynr36 wrote:fukawitribe

    glynr36 wrote:
    fukawitribe wrote:
    pants wrote:
    If your groupset is looked after it should shift as well as most other groupsets, the main difference is just weight. Like others have said it, upgrade your wheels and you might actually be able to feel the difference.

    Having moved recently from Tiagra to Ultegra 6800 i’d have to disagree – the difference in shifting is massive – but I think you’re right about the wheels making more of a difference.

    So true, the statement ‘they shift as well’ usually comes from people who’ve not rode something at the higher end of the scale.

    Disagree completely. Sure Tiagra shifters feel plasticy and have a longer throw, but set up correctly the actual shifting performance between my Tiagra Felt and my Ultegra TCR is near enough indentical. They both work very, very well.

    September 24, 2014 at 3:16 pm #814707
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    glynr36

    fukawitribe wrote:pants

    fukawitribe wrote:
    pants wrote:
    If your groupset is looked after it should shift as well as most other groupsets, the main difference is just weight. Like others have said it, upgrade your wheels and you might actually be able to feel the difference.

    Having moved recently from Tiagra to Ultegra 6800 i’d have to disagree – the difference in shifting is massive – but I think you’re right about the wheels making more of a difference.

    So true, the statement ‘they shift as well’ usually comes from people who’ve not rode something at the higher end of the scale.

    September 24, 2014 at 3:15 pm #814705
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    fukawitribe

    pants wrote:If your groupset

    pants wrote:
    If your groupset is looked after it should shift as well as most other groupsets, the main difference is just weight. Like others have said it, upgrade your wheels and you might actually be able to feel the difference.

    Having moved recently from Tiagra to Ultegra 6800 i’d have to disagree – the difference in shifting is massive – but I think you’re right about the wheels making more of a difference.

    September 24, 2014 at 2:52 pm #814703
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    pants

    If your groupset is looked
    If your groupset is looked after it should shift as well as most other groupsets, the main difference is just weight. Like others have said it, upgrade your wheels and you might actually be able to feel the difference.

    September 24, 2014 at 11:03 am #814701
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    Stumps

    Save up and get a better bike
    Save up and get a better bike because if you want to change the groupset your looking at £500+ but first you will need new wheels like others have stated and a decent set of wheels such as Fulcrum 3 are around the £300 mark.

    So unless your really really happy with the frame and plan on keeping it a long time then its a lot of money to dish out.
    For instance you can get a new 2015 Focus Cayo 6 for about £1300, carbon frame, Fulcrum wheels and Ultegra groupset. There are loads more similar bikes out there as well so take your time before you pay out for anything mate.

    September 24, 2014 at 10:34 am #814699
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    DrJDog

    If the bottom bracket on the
    If the bottom bracket on the Sora stuff is still square taper (I had a 2300 specced bike with a 300g + bottom bracket), you might save a significant amount of weight upgrading that to Tiagra or something, which would be very cheap. But yes, as they say, do the wheels first.

    September 23, 2014 at 9:12 pm #814697
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    Simon E

    Ultegra 6800 is £525 at
    Ultegra 6800 is £525 at Merlin, add the cost of having it fitted. You’ll not go any faster, either on hills or anywhere else. Don’t believe the hype.

    IngloriousLou wrote:
    (I did quickly google the CUBE RA 0.7 Aero wheels that came with that bike but couldn’t determine if they would run 10/11 or not, many 9s wheels have a removable spacer allowing use of 10 or 11speed.)

    Only for 11 speed do you need the new, wider freehub.

    8/9/10 speed Shimano/SRAM hubs are all the same width. 10sp cassette is fractionally narrower than 8 and 9sp so requires a thin spacer.

    September 23, 2014 at 7:57 pm #814695
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    IngloriousLou

    Check that your current
    Check that your current wheels would take 10 or 11s hub, if not you’d likely be better off selling that bike complete and buying new.

    The cost of a new goupset and 10/11s wheels would be getting on for £500 which goes a long way at this time of year, more so if you get some cash for the current steed.

    (I did quickly google the CUBE RA 0.7 Aero wheels that came with that bike but couldn’t determine if they would run 10/11 or not, many 9s wheels have a removable spacer allowing use of 10 or 11speed.)

    September 23, 2014 at 5:48 am #814693
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    hampstead_bandit

    wheels/tires and brake blocks
    wheels/tires and brake blocks (the blocks on Sora are terrible).

    September 22, 2014 at 10:21 pm #814691
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    unistriker

    Wheels First. Change groupset
    Wheels First. Change groupset once its worn out. if the shifting is still good and it runs smooth keep it.

    September 17, 2014 at 9:24 pm #814689
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    matthewn5

    Well, a changeover like that
    Well, a changeover like that would lose about 500g probably, but you wouldn’t notice unless you’d changed the wheels first. So, what he said.

    September 17, 2014 at 7:38 pm #814687
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    Flying Scot

    To be honest, no.
    Wheels,
    To be honest, no.

    Wheels, saddle and pedals before I would swap the Gruppo.

    Or wait till it wears out or breaks.

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