syncro87

I have the itch to pick up a Coda. Found a couple in stock and am going to check them out tomorrow AM.

I just want feedback/opinion on models, if you're bored. Is the Comp worth $200 more to you than the Sport?

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Thanks for your input.

dynaryder

Yes,the Comp's CF fork is lighter and will ride better,the components are all of higher quality,and it has a wider gear range.

otg 

I've got a 2012 Coda Comp. Nice bike, but when looking at the new specs, I noticed the Comp is now 8 speed and the Sport is 7 speed. In 2012, the Sport was an 8 speed and the Comp was a 9 speed. Seems the specs move down a notch every year, and the price goes up.
Jamis Coda Comp 2012 Hybrid Bike | Evans Cycles

syncro87

The one thing that occurs to me is that with the carbon fork, you might be limited to a 32 tire, max. The steel fork seems to have tons of free space. So, if you wanted to run a larger tire for some reason down the line, you could with the steel fork and probably could not with the carbon. I don't know that this is a huge deal changer for me, just thinking out loud.

Yes, I agree. The specs seem to move down a notch every year. It was like that with my Specialized Sequoia Elite, too. The year after I got mine, they eliminated the carbon stays, etc. This really became apparent to me around the time, coincidentally, of the crash in 2008. Around that time, it seems like everyone started to get really stingy and corner cutting wherever they could. Might just be my perception.

dynaryder

I can't imagine them doing that on this bike. I've owned both a Comp and Elite in the past,and both could've taken 38's no prob.

syncro87

I went over to a shop quite a distance from home that actually stocked Codas today. Yeah, the carbon fork has very little clearance around the stock tire (28c). Kind of surprising, as you mention. But it's not much. Tons of space on the Sport. I should have measured the carbon clearance, but due to the variations in like sized tires, didn't see much point in it.

The owner of the shop suggested that one, if inclined, might find a black steel Coda fork to swap with the carbon fork on a Comp. That way you'd have your own FrankenComp that could run larger rubber, and have better components than the Sport.

Here is the best pic I can find of what you're dealing with. This is with a 28c tire. In person, the clearance looks even tighter than it does in this pic...

https://images.evanscycles.com/produc...ch-soiled-.jpg

My issue is that Jamis has gradually decontented all the Codas over the past 3 or 4 years to the point where the Sport has some really marginal components. I wouldn't even say the Comp has really good components, it also has gone downhill over time.

Ideally, I'd like a Coda with the steel fork and higher end components. You can go Elite, but then you get disc brakes, and I'm not sure I want to go there either.

hueyhoolihan

if you are asking you must be considering and able to purchase either. so get the comp already.

Roopull

There's a significant bit of difference between the two.

I would say that if you're the type of guy who would later upgrade to higher end components and get exactly what you want at a later date, go with the sport & save a couple hundred towards those components. If you're not the kind of guy to tinker with things, get the comp. In the long run, I think you'd be happier with the components on the comp and less in need of ever upgrading.

I'm assuming that you'd swap out the pedals & saddle the second you buy either.