Help me! Road Bike Part Grades for Dummies

[Zen]

Where does Deore fit into this? Putting it like this is very helpful, tulip. Thanks!

it doesn't. That list is road bike .
Deore is MTB (Toyota Truck.

[F8th637]

it doesn't. That list is road bike .
Deore is MTB (Toyota Truck.

Oh, very interesting! Had no idea! Thanks, Zen!

[Andrea]

Don't forget about SRAM! SRAM Website

Rival
Force
Red

The main difference is weight/material that the parts are constructed out of. As with Shimano, there will be some difference in durability and shift quality as well. Personally, I think that for a person looking for the best quality at the lowest price, it doesn't get much better than Rival! I am building an all-out race machine, so I've got Red ordered, but before that came out, Force was the top of the line choice for SRAM.

Now, any Campy lovers want to speak up?

[mimitabby]

I was thinking of speaking up but didn't know how to grade my sports cars...
maybe later

[tulip]

I only focused on Shimano because that's what Idealmuse asked about. I agree with Zen that Deore XT is a Tundra and Deore is a Tacoma PreRunner.

I'm not up on my Maserti models, otherwise I'd give Campy a try.

EDIT: but I am up on my Audi/VW models for Campy comparison (from high to low)

Record = Audi RS4 Cabriolet/S8
Chorus = Audi S4 Cabriolet/S6
Centaur = Audi A4
Veloce = VW Passat
Mirage = VW Jetta
Zenon = VW Polo

[Beane]

I only focused on Shimano because that's what Idealmuse asked about. I agree with Zen that Deore XT is a Tundra and Deore is a Tacoma PreRunner.

I'm not up on my Maserti models, otherwise I'd give Campy a try.

EDIT: but I am up on my Audi/VW models for Campy comparison (from high to low)

Record = Audi RS4 Cabriolet/S8
Chorus = Audi S4 Cabriolet/S6
Centaur = Audi A4
Veloce = VW Passat
Mirage = VW Jetta
Zenon = VW Polo

my bike components (centaur) are relatively better than my car (Jetta)...

[Starfish]

Wait...

So my bike is a Toyota Tundra in the back and a Toyota Camry in the front!?!

OH NO!!! My bike has a mullet!!!