Which road Groupset

[Newboy]

My Cervelo is about 4 years old and the Groupset, Ultegra, about 7. Both the shifters are starting to give me problems, sometimes shifting and sometimes only after a few attempts. The chainrings also need replacing.

 

I don't ride on the road a lot and mainly use the bike on my trainer. I am more of a mountain biker.

 

Which value for money Groupset would you recommend. All my wheels are Shimano freewheel hubs.

Edited July 13, 2013 by Newboy

[sluiper]

In my opinion, if you're using the bike as you described, I'd go for Tiagra.

 

If you've mainly got the bike on the trainer, you're not going to wear the components much and you're also not going to care about the weight or how smooth the shift is.

 

I've got Dura Ace, Ultegra, 105 and Tiagra groupsets on my various bikes. If you've set the gears properly and service the components regularly they all work perfectly well. A badly tuned Dura Ace groupset feels inferior to Tiagra that's set up perfectly.

 

All of the above said, a 7 year old Ultegra groupset shouldn't be giving too much hassles if it was looked after properly. If it was my bike, I'd take the shifters to my LBS to see if they're salvageable. If they're not, you could replace them at a fraction of the cost of a complete groupset. I'd also get a new chain, cassette and chainrings (all either Tiagra or 105).

[Eugene]

If you have the black or white Cervelo, then get yourself the Sram Apex White. It cost about the same as 105 and looks pretty sexy on a black or white bike.