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Hi everyone,
This is my first post, so... hello. I've done some road riding in the past, way back when I had an early 90s Eddy Merckx, but my main passions were MTBs and trials (the hoppy kind) riding.
Very sadly, I have been out of the world of biking for a long time, and want to get back into it in a semi-serious way (like riding an hour or two most days). I'm looking into bikes, and see the different components that are out there. I am familiar with the Shimano hierarchy, and know that 105 is respectable stuff that a lot of weekend warriors race on. I see that complete bikes with the Tiagra are hundreds of dollars cheaper than bikes with 105, and wanted to know if there is a big difference, and if that difference is worth the money. I do know that Tiagra is 10sp and 105 is 11sp, that honestly doesn't make much difference to me.
I'm curious about weight, functionality and durability differences between the groups.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me!
This is my first post, so... hello. I've done some road riding in the past, way back when I had an early 90s Eddy Merckx, but my main passions were MTBs and trials (the hoppy kind) riding.
Very sadly, I have been out of the world of biking for a long time, and want to get back into it in a semi-serious way (like riding an hour or two most days). I'm looking into bikes, and see the different components that are out there. I am familiar with the Shimano hierarchy, and know that 105 is respectable stuff that a lot of weekend warriors race on. I see that complete bikes with the Tiagra are hundreds of dollars cheaper than bikes with 105, and wanted to know if there is a big difference, and if that difference is worth the money. I do know that Tiagra is 10sp and 105 is 11sp, that honestly doesn't make much difference to me.
I'm curious about weight, functionality and durability differences between the groups.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me!