Road Bike Claris Groupset
Just a few years ago there was only one way of slowing down a road bike with brakes that acted on the wheel rims operated by cables.
Road bike claris groupset. Durable and low maintenance quality 8 speed drivetrain. Creating a complete road bike for 350 quid is no mean feat but merlin has managed it with pr7 an aluminium framed bike with a full shimano claris groupset and a carbon bladed fork. The 2400 is a claris groupset which is on the bottom of the hierarchy for the road components offered. Tiagra is the next step up followed by shimano 105 which is.
So the compatibility of shimano claris is 8 speed. The trouble is that now having experienced the benefit of the 105 disc brakes the shimano sora br 3500 rim brakes on the old bike are diabolical. If your needs are more modest shimano is the only game in town with the 9 speed sora groupset and 8 speed claris. I ve recently upgraded to a carbon road bike bike with 105 geartrain and disc brakes which are fab.
It is quite standard for a road bike. The japanese brand offers a wide range of groupsets starting with claris and sora which you ll find on entry level road bikes. Merlin offer the opportunity to select different component specifications in groupsets such as crank length or cassette ratio to meet individual requirements. A road bike groupset is the collection of components that make you stop and go in other words the drivetrain shifters and brakes.
Road groupsets come with either electronic or mechanical gearing and cater for all riders from beginner to seasoned racer. It will equip fitness bikes touring bikes or even turn road bikes into genuine racers for entry level road races. Claris ensures easy to operate accurate and light action shifting with shimano 8 speed index system powerful brakes and smoothly rotating hubs. Claris has eight sprockets on a cassette.
Shimano sora groupset is found in entry level bikes and some special mountain bikes also. Claris sora and tiagra. Unlike the specialized and vitus i mentioned earlier the cube comes with a full shimano claris groupset including the chainset which gives the bike a complete look. The claris group is developed completely to cover a very broad range of use.
The tiagra is the 4600 you are talking about but was upgraded to the 4700 tiagra in 2015 after a much needed overhaul. Claris is shimano s entry level road groupset and follows much of the look of the tiagra and sora groupsets that live above it although claris has 8 sprockets 8 speed while the others have 10 and 9 respectively. Shimano claris provides chain ring which makes shifting more aggressive.