Is ANYBODY? Satisfied with their SORA, ALEX gear.
Alright guys, I know I'm new here but I've done a LOT of reading of the forums and I see a lot of knocks on SORA stuff, ALEX rims and so forth. Now I've only been able to ride my new Felt F90 one time so far but you know it all seems good to me, I don't feel shorted at not being able to shift from the drops, matter of fact I thought it was neat that I could shift up from the flats, just stick out a finger and flip the thumb lever, this can't be done with 105. I asked my lbs and said he doesn't ride that much in the drops and he is a high mileage cyclist, he says take care of it and it will take care of you.
WHAT makes the ALEX rims so bad? The rim? The spokes? Why do they lose their true?
Now having asked all this, does anybody PREFER the SORA shifters? My Felt has SORA front D and TIAGRA rear D, is this level of equipment really that bad or is it some snobbery also?