Originally Posted by
mpgolfpro
I think if you have increased your budget to $1000 and you don't get at least 105 components, you are making a mistake.
A few people on here have recently purchased the BMC SR02 from competitive cyclist, myself included. I too was weary of purchasing a bike online without riding it. I am so glad that I purchased this bike. The ride is so much better than the other 105 bikes I was looking at in stores that were priced around $1300. Im very satisfied and highly recommend the bike.
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/fr...bike-8902.html
Any whiy is that so? Shimano Sora is not a garbage group. There are many riders in here who have been riding Sora equipped bikes for years and many thousands of miles. I just sold my back up bike for twice what i paid for it after owning it and ridng it for 4 years and I got it used in 2007...it was a 2003 Raleigh Grand Sport and I put a couple thousand miles on it myself and I don't know how many I had on it when I got it. This "you will regret not getting 105`is simply nonsense. For someone who hasn`t ridden in years, or has never ridden a road bike, Sora will be leaps and bounds better than what they are used to.
I realize that this is BF and the 41, but can we not just answer a person`s inquiry honestly without baseless opinions and suggesting they spend more of THEIR money. I swear...it almost seems like you want the credit for the person liking their bike