My first road bike was a Jamis Venture Sport and I still have it in the shed. I am waiting to upgrade the drive train before I put it back together but I do have all the parts for it. I have to say it was and is a very dependable entry level road bike. The Sora shifters and derailleur’s work well even if they were only 8 speeds at the time I got the Jamis. The rest of the bike is very serviceable and I will keep it as a backup bike now that I have built my Lapierre. If someone wanted a new entry level road bike I would have no problem recommending Jamis. I happened to get my on sale just before the new models came out for $500.00.