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11-03-08, 02:46 PM
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New and need a little advice
Ok, I went to my lbs this past weekend... twice lol. I'm looking at a Trek 1.2 or a Treck 1600 Demo model. They want 900 for the 1600 and 800 for the 1.2. Here is my question, the 1600 has the (bike shop said) better shifters [ones you click with the brake] and the 1.2 has the ones you click down with your thumb. Is this true? If I've not put enough info in this thread please let me know and I'll do my best to add what is needed. This will be my first Road Bike, I liked the shop but since I don't know much about road bikes I wanted to get the internets second opinion.
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11-03-08, 02:49 PM
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You will love the shifters with the brakes.
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11-03-08, 03:01 PM
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Sora? I think has thumb shift like Campy.
11-03-08, 03:05 PM
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I think it's a 105 v. Tiagra or Sora question.
To answer the OP, I'd go for the one where you shift with the brake lever.
To answer the OP, I'd go for the one where you shift with the brake lever.
11-03-08, 03:17 PM
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The Trek 1.2 has Shimano Sora STI shifters, 9 speed and the Trek 1600 has Shimano 105 STI, 10 speed
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Without knowing any other thing, I'd pay an extra $100 for 105.
11-03-08, 03:20 PM
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If this is a Sora v. Tiagra situation, you may find that the thumb lever on the Sora shifters becomes annoying to use after a while, as it makes shifting in the drops difficult at best. The first hardware work on my bike I did was to swap out Sora shifters for Tiagra ones. Go for the brake lever ones.
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I haven't had issues shifting with the Sora STI system, even in the drops.
In fact, I like it better than the lever shifting system I used when I tried out some newer bikes.
In fact, I like it better than the lever shifting system I used when I tried out some newer bikes.
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The 1.2 doesn't have Sora shifters, it has 2200 which are a step down from them. Mega flimsy plastic turd. You also wont be able to shift from the drops with the Shimano shifters that use the thumb button, which does not apply to Campagnolo's thumb button. The 1600 is a far better bike for only $100 more.
11-03-08, 03:44 PM
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I plan on taking a longer test ride this weekend and purchasing one of them. I'm excited.
