Originally Posted by
Andy_K
I feel like this bike should be spec'd with either a triple or a 1x. A 50-34 crank just isn't right for this kind of a bike.
They gave it a 105-level spec but currently Tiagra is the highest triple brifter. And currently, Tiagra triple compared to 105 offers about one shift lower, that's all. No one is currently offering a really wide-range gearbox with brifters. The recent shift pull changes also make it harder to mix and match, there's no SGS RD that matches with the 4700 or higher brifters and the GS's are near the limit of their wrap.