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Better wheels or better groupset?

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  • February 8, 2013 at 11:11 pm #17922
    Gary81

    I’m just about to buy my first road bike and after months of deliberation have settled on the Sensa Romagna at Merlin Cycles, gets great reviews and seems awesome value for money. I have one last question though….

    My budget is 700ish, Do I go for…

    A. Sensa Romagna Special with compact Shimano 105 5700, FC560 Chainset & 105 BR560 Calipers and stock Supra RA Comp wheels for £725

    Or

    B. Sensa Romagna custom build and downgrade the groupset to full Tiagra (only triple available) but upgrade the wheels to Mavic Aksiums for £705

    I’m leaning towards B but want a second opinion.

    Cheers 🙂

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  • July 1, 2013 at 2:33 am #715863
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    Anonymous

    The most crucial factor of
    The most crucial factor of cycling performance is training. If you dont join a good cycling training program, you can never become a successful cyclist. You can find many useful resources like books and magazines on effective cycling training online as well as offline. Most of these resources can be helpful, depending on your goals and experience.
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    February 20, 2013 at 10:20 pm #715861
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    700c

    Training? No one’s disputing
    Training? No one’s disputing the benefits of that, the post was about which component to spend money on? 😕

    February 20, 2013 at 10:12 pm #715859
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Simon E wrote:700c

    Simon E wrote:
    700c wrote:
    Assuming a limited budget, you prioritise the wheels if you wanna go quicker. Simples!

    Sorry, Chris James is right. Prioritise training if you want to go quicker.

    Lowly Worm has hit that nail squarely on the head. Well said, Sir!

    February 20, 2013 at 8:19 pm #715857
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    Simon E

    700c wrote:Assuming a limited

    700c wrote:
    Assuming a limited budget, you prioritise the wheels if you wanna go quicker. Simples!

    Sorry, Chris James is right. Prioritise training if you want to go quicker.

    February 20, 2013 at 7:55 pm #715855
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    700c

    Chris James wrote:700c wrote:

    Chris James wrote:
    700c wrote:
    We all know that lighter wheels will make you go faster than a lighter groupset.

    We may all ‘know’ that lighter wheels will help you go faster, but the effect is massively overstated on most cycling websites. I dare say the OP won’t be held up at all!

    Chris James – then why even bother with the extra expense to upgrade the wheels later? Which is what many are suggesting here! Assuming a limited budget, you prioritise the wheels if you wanna go quicker. Simples!

    February 19, 2013 at 11:15 am #715853
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    Chris James

    700c wrote: We all know that

    700c wrote:
    We all know that lighter wheels will make you go faster than a lighter groupset.

    We may all ‘know’ that lighter wheels will help you go faster, but the effect is massively overstated on most cycling websites. I dare say the OP won’t be held up at all!

    February 18, 2013 at 4:58 pm #715851
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    700c

    Although I understand the POV
    Although I understand the POV of specing a better groupset initially then upgrading the wheelset, it seems to me the advice here was a bit suspect – ‘just blow the budget now or spend more in the future’. This option may not be open to him! We all know that lighter wheels will make you go faster than a lighter groupset.

    Anyway looks like its a done deal now from the OP’s reply, but it would be interesting to see how he’s getting on with the new bike and let’s hope those heavy wheels aren’t slowing him down too much.

    February 15, 2013 at 3:13 pm #715849
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    colhum1

    SammyG wrote:Canyon Roadlite

    SammyG wrote:
    Canyon Roadlite AL6.0 £869, FULL 105 black + Aksiums + better finishing kit + 1kg lighter. :D

    +1 😀

    February 15, 2013 at 2:40 pm #715847
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    Sadly Biggins

    My view is A too. If you go
    My view is A too. If you go for A, upgrading the wheelset later is easy; if you go for B, upgrading from Tiagra to 105 later would be much more involved.

    February 15, 2013 at 1:39 pm #715845
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    spongebob

    Canyon Roadlite AL6.0 £869,
    Canyon Roadlite AL6.0 £869, FULL 105 black + Aksiums + better finishing kit + 1kg lighter. 😀

    February 15, 2013 at 1:16 pm #715843
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    Colin Peyresourde

    105 seems a fine choice
    105 seems a fine choice

    February 9, 2013 at 8:04 pm #715841
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    Gary81

    Pretty sure I’ll go with 105
    Pretty sure I’ll go with 105 then. Thanks for all the feedback. 🙂

    February 9, 2013 at 7:39 pm #715839
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    The answer you are looking
    The answer you are looking for is A. The 105 groupset will last a long time if you take care of it and it incorporates much of Shimano’s best tecnology. Wheels are an easy upgrade that you can take care of yourself whenever you feel like it or can afford it. Upgrading the whole groupset will take you a long time and cost more than a decent set of wheels. Get the 105 and then look out for some wheels in the 300+ bracket on a deal from somewhere. Bobby’s Boys and the rest have it spot on. 105 at this price is a steal, go for it.

    February 9, 2013 at 5:20 pm #715837
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    Anonymous

    I recommend A.
    Tiagra is fine
    I recommend A.
    Tiagra is fine but the fact its a triple would put me off. I always found setting up the triple trickier and it never stayed indexed for as long and the shifts were never as crisp, I changed my triple set up for a double 105, never been happier.

    February 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm #715835
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    stepho

    105 groupset on my ribble
    105 groupset on my ribble ultralight is sublime 😀

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