Shimano Tiagra 4700

So I have you guys, tried the new T: Agra 4700. I know it's been out for about a year or two we're only just upgrading it now and, like I said, we're ...

My old rear cassette was a 12 to 25 to 8 speed, sun race cassette, and this new tiger one goes from 11 to 26, with pretty much the same intervals. But...

Then we have our front and rear TRS shifters that weigh in at four hundred and fifty five grams and finally, our 175 millimeter crank set the 50:34 ch...

These with the compact chain set and they'll be plenty of range tackle, even the toughest climbs ultimately Shimano's t agra system is a great group s...

It provides something of a modern interpretation of a classic design. This bike took a ton of work and knowing what I know now, I probably would have just waited for bikes to come back in stock rather than starting this project last summer. There are some blemishes here and there, but the coolness factor mostly covers them up, so I’m pretty pleased with the result. I’ve learned a lot along the way.

Please consider Tiagra 4700 as well. I have a bike with Tiagra 4700 and it is every bit as good as 105 5800, just with one less gear. The disc brake version is hydraulic so you're not really missing anything.

After a couple years into cycling with my Tiagra 4700 aluminium road bike, I'd decided that it was time for a change, and recently got myself a pre-owned 2015 Cervelo R3 with a full Ultegra 6800 groupset, with the exception being the cassette, a Shimano 105 11-28t, for about 1050$. I still have about 500 more bucks to spare and I am considering upgrading my drivetrain to the newer Ultegra R8000.

A Tiagra 4700 medium cage rear derailleur is rated for 41 teeth... going 10 teeth over is a significant difference. If you were to size the chain to your big-big combination, you'd have to avoid using half of your cassette while in the smaller chainring or else your rear derailleur would lose all tension on the chain and it would become slack.

I personally have a Tiagra 4700 and I'm super happy with it. I think the real question to ask is whether you want to have more gears or not and if that's worth the wait. For all those options you should be able to get the same range of gears, just with different spacing between them. The most important thing for shifting is proper adjustment, another factor to consider.

— Recently serviced, bike rides like new. Paid over 2k new.