Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
It's unfortunate that you view Sora and Tiagra to be bottom end and not even worthy of being considered entry level.
Both are extremely reliable and popular for those who are looking for a bike thst is closer to the entry level price point.
We all have emotion based biases about something though.
Sora, Claris and Tourney yes either at or closer to the bottom but Tiagra no.