Ultegra v.s. Shimano "High Grade" components
04-14-05, 05:35 PM
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Ultegra v.s. Shimano "High Grade" components
What's the difference between Ultegra components and Shimano "High Grade" components? My bike has All Ultegra except for the brakes, which are "High Grade" Long Reach Dual Pivot Brakes. I see a lot of bikes with these brakes mixed in with Ultegra components. The Shimano website gives little explanation of the differences between the "High Grade" components and the named component groups. Please enlighten me.
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Originally Posted by Patman1776
What's the difference between Ultegra components and Shimano "High Grade" components? My bike has All Ultegra except for the brakes, which are "High Grade" Long Reach Dual Pivot Brakes. I see a lot of bikes with these brakes mixed in with Ultegra components. The Shimano website gives little explanation of the differences between the "High Grade" components and the named component groups. Please enlighten me.
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Maybe the "High Grade" label is just a marketing slogan. Like Lucky Charms, they're Magically Delicious!
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Never heard of High Grade. I have heard someone tell me that they had a Shimano High Grade chain. I told them i had never heard of it, and they showed me the HG on the chain. I told them it was for HyperGlide, and I'm *pretty* sure i'm right.
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I'm not hallucinating. The Shimano website lists a whole group of "High Grade" components which have only "Shimano" on them. My Trek Pilot 5.2 has all Ultegra except for these brakes.
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Originally Posted by Patman1776
I'm not hallucinating. The Shimano website lists a whole group of "High Grade" components which have only "Shimano" on them. My Trek Pilot 5.2 has all Ultegra except for these brakes.
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Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
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Wow! And among those "high grade" components is a set of 8-speed STI levers - maybe a good choice for people who get annoyed with Sora's botton shifter - if only there was a retail source for tehm!
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Originally Posted by brokenrobot
Wow! And among those "high grade" components is a set of 8-speed STI levers - maybe a good choice for people who get annoyed with Sora's botton shifter - if only there was a retail source for tehm!
It's too bad, because 8 speed stuff is cheap to maintain. Get some Sora steel 53/39 8s chainrings and the drivetrain will probably never wear out.
Sora will go 9s soon anyway.
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I saw those R-600 STI levers on a bike recently. They have shims to allow for reach adjustment. Very nice for people with smaller hands.
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Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
That is cool they make those, but I'll bet you they don't come cheap.
It's too bad, because 8 speed stuff is cheap to maintain. Get some Sora steel 53/39 8s chainrings and the drivetrain will probably never wear out.
It's too bad, because 8 speed stuff is cheap to maintain. Get some Sora steel 53/39 8s chainrings and the drivetrain will probably never wear out.
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Originally Posted by RegularGuy
I saw those R-600 STI levers on a bike recently. They have shims to allow for reach adjustment. Very nice for people with smaller hands.
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These BR-R600 long reach "high grade components" caliper brakes are Ultegra-quality parts. They came standard on my '05 Trek Pilot 5.2.
I have another bike with Ultegra brakes (BR-6600), and they seem of comparable quality.
See Sheldon Brown's site at https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakes.html#brakesets for details.
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I have another bike with Ultegra brakes (BR-6600), and they seem of comparable quality.
See Sheldon Brown's site at https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakes.html#brakesets for details.
Jim
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High-Grade means a non-groupset component. The long-reach calipers are not part of the Ultegra groupset although they are built to Ultegra standards.
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Originally Posted by operator
Aren't these OEM stuff?
