For a top-of-the-line groupset it is very hard to go past the SRAM Red gruppo, which is establishing itself as a favourite of professional road cyclists.
A significant upgrade on the Force set, Red allows you to trim the front derailleur while in the big ring.
The ceramic bearings in the bottom bracket and the pulleys on [...]
Sitting right in the middle in terms of price but probably outperforming in terms of quality, the Campagnolo Veloce groupset has plenty to offer.
There are eight components in the Veloce set, centering on the well regarded Ultra-Torque crankset.
The main obvious competitor to this set is the Shimano 105 range, which is a bit cheaper and [...]
Some groupsets have a special allure or sentiment attached to them; the Campagnolo Record 10-speed is one such set.
Often referred to as the benchmark in engineering, the Record set is light and responsive.
Perhaps best of all, you will get many years of service out of a Record gruppo because of its capacity to be rebuilt [...]
Riders tend to have mixed feelings about the SRAM Force, with some praising it for its excellent looks and others deriding it for having a terrible front derailleur.
The Force gruppo is actually a bold new direction in gear-shifting, as it allows you to ‘click shift’ between your front cogs, not just your rear cogs like [...]
For a cheap groupset, the Shimano Sora set gets commendations for general quietness and the ability to ‘get through’ long periods of riding.
A Sora groupset is not going to be able to compete with the far more expensive, top-of-the-line options available on today’s market, but it holds its own most of the time.
When tuned properly, [...]
Shimano are market leaders when it comes to gear systems, and the Ultegra SL groupset is one reason why.
With terrific looks, long term durability and very good break modulation, the Ultegra SL really does represent good value for money.
Much of this system is about ‘keeping it simple’, but in typical Shimano style that also means [...]