Originally Posted by
Silas XIV
Do you think the Trek 1.5 would be a better bang for my buck than the secteur? I noticed the only Secteur without Sora shifters in my price range is the apex for almost $1,500; a bit more than I'm willing to throw into my first bike. Even that bike has SRAM apex shifters; not sure what those are?
The Secteur Elite Compact has Tiagra components and should be a bit cheaper than the Secteur Elite Apex. Don't know if the Tiagra-bike is available in Canada or not.
I'm not a huge fan of Trek bikes. I think they tend to be a bit too expensive for what you get and I'm not wild about some of their business practices.
Apex, FYI, is SRAM's entry-level component group. I haven't ridden it, but I would expect it to be similar to 105 or Tiagra in terms of quality and durability. I would definitely suggest test-riding SRAM before you buy it. I
love the way that SRAM works and have SRAM Red components on my main road bike. They're not for everyone, though: SRAM shifts tend to be immediate and abrupt, as opposed to Shimano's more leisurely and smooth shifting.