how good is Shimano Tiagra?

how about FSA is it any good?

[font=Verdana]My rear derailuer is currently a [/font][font=Verdana]Shimano Tiagra. It's ok. I have to adjust it more then I would like to but so far it hasn't completly broken on me.[/font]

tiagra garbage, stretch to 105 if you can make it.

I don't know, haven't used it. However, my kid has a Sora equipped bike (lower than Tiagra), and it works very well. How it will hold up, I don't know, but it shifts smoothly and reliably so far.

jrizo1 said:

hi i am some what new on road bikes i like to know how good are the shimano tiagracomponents as my bike is equioed with shimani tiagra?

thank you.

I had tiagra on a bike and it worked flawlessly. It isn't made for racing though. So if you just ride for pleasure and exercise you should have minimum problems with it. I honestly had more problems with ultegra 10 speed than I ever did with tiagra. In fact once I got my tiagra system "dialed" in I never had a single problem.
I'm riding a single speed at the moment but if I ever go back to gears I will probably go with tiagra again.

Tiagra is fine. You can race with it and beat any DuraAce-equipped bike that doesn't have an engine as good as yours. It's a shade heavier than DuraAce, has some parts that might outlast DuraAce (ie cassette) and some parts that will probably be outlasted by DuraAce (ie shifters). Don't listen to preconceptions about what you can and can't do with it.
FSA is also fine.

I'll second that, most of the people against it are just being snobbish. Unless you have money falling on you from the sky then it is brilliant stuff, an extra 200 grams wont make much difference and you can save yourself the money.

Tiagra is fine (and this coming from a Campagnolo lover). You can ride and race on it with no problems.

Tiagra is fine for most of us.

My latest build (last year) I was going to go with Tiagra (and I do have Tiagra hubs) but my LBS was having trouble finding everything I needed for Tiagra and so I went to 105. I would have used some of each, but Tiagra is 9 speed, and 105 is 10 speed, so a different chain.

I think I heard somewhere that the newest Tiagra is 10 speed (the Shimano site still lists it as 9 speed). Some whine about the Tiagra only being 9 speed... a non-issue for most riders as the extra gear won't be missed by most of us. And the thicker chain walls etc may make it more durable according to some people.

I have to agree with the majority on this. Tiagra is good entry level equipment. The biggest differences that I have noticed between Tiagra and the higher priced Shimano groups is that there is more plastic and heavier alloys used in Tiagra. This leads to faster wear of things such as the derailers, shifters, and brakes. This probably will not be a problem unless you really rack up the miles. Most likely you will be satisfied with the life of the Tiagra group. And if not, just upgrade to 105 10 speed, or wait a year or two and get the 105 12 speed, or a year or two later, the 105 15 speed, etc to infinity🙄 .

I have never used Tiagra, but its 9 speed system gives you an option that 10 speed doesn't have, and that is the option to throw on a 9 speed mountain bike cassette in the event you need lower gearing (the taller cassettes generally require a SGS derailleur, 86mm c-c, if there are more than 30 teeth on the large cog on the cassette, but I have one bike with a 32 tooth rear cog on the cassette that has worked out perfectly fine with a GS, 74mm c-c, rear derailleur).

jrizo1 said:

hi i am some what new on road bikes i like to know how good are the shimano tiagracomponents as my bike is equioed with shimani tiagra?

Which components are you concerned with?

IMO, almost ALL Shimano front & rear derailleurs are mechanically comparable -- the weight & finish (and, cost!) are the significant difference.

Cranks vary by BB type, weight & finish ... the better cranks do have better chainrings ... the least expensive cranks have steel chainrings (nothing wrong with that other than the weight).

The shifters ARE different, but for FLORIDA (do you really have to shift?), I don't think it matters other than for "bragging rights" with your buddies ...

I bought a Sora (new 9 speed) group cheap on ebay and built up a bike for my wife. I gave it a test ride and was very impressed. I have bikes with Record, DA, Ultegra and Tiagra and I must say the new Sora 9 speed compared very favourably with the Tiagra 9 speed... and the Tiagra is pretty good. And the new stuff, even Sora, looks good too.

I have a bike with Tiagra and one with mainly Ultegra. I cannot tell any difference between the Tiagra and Ultegra cranks, front der and brakes, unless I was to weigh them. The Ultegra shifters and rear mech shift quite a bit nicer than Tiagra, not that there's much wrong with Tiagra.