Roadbike Geargroups List

Many people are not aware of what quality the different gears of their bikes have. Shimano, Campagnolo, and SRAM makes gears in all types of quality and price, and they are listed under here, from worst to best:

Shimano

2300 (Cheapest)

Sora

Tiagra

105

Ultegra

Dura Ace (Best)

Campagnolo

Xenon (Cheapest)
Veloce
Mirage
Chorus
Record
Super Record (Best)

SRAM
Apex (Cheapest)

Rival 

Force

Red (Best)

You can see a list of the mountainbike geargroups here

Written by René

Read more: http://cyclingtipsonline.com/news/roadbike-geargroups/

Mountainbike Geargroup List

Many people are not aware of what quality the different gears of their bikes have. Shimano, Campagnolo (in the past), and SRAM makes gears in all types of quality and price, and the MTB-gears are listed under here, from worst to best:

Shimano

Deore (Worst)

SLX

XT

XTR (Best)

SRAM

X5 (Worst)

X7

X9

X0

X01

XX

XX1 (Best)

Campagnolo used to make MTB-geargroups in the 90's. They were:

Themis (Worst)

Icarus

Centaur

Olympus

Euclid

Record OR

You can see the list with the roadbike geargroups here

Written by René

Read more: http://cyclingtipsonline.com/news/mountainbike-geargroups/