Shimano Dura-Race 7800s.. total group set... how much..?

jez_clarke

i've been looking and can't find anywhere that'll do for much less than a grand for a full 7800 group set..
ideally i'd like a triple, but seem to be rare...

chriskempton

£900 here

http://www.slanecycles.com/productdetai ... 9&catid=67

but I'd definitely forego the triple and get 7900 compact for £1000

http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... OFFER.html

maddog 2

7900 here for a grand too

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/campagnol ... upset.html

ACMadone

Merlin Cycles £699

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/campagnolo-and-shimano-groupsets/shimano-dura-ace-7800-groupset.html

bobtbuilder

Do you really need a triple?

I agree with chriskempton that a compact is the way forward, unless you live at the top of Hardknott Pass!

You get a pretty good ratio with a compact.

jez_clarke

thanks dudes.. think i will go with the compacts....

am climbing all over alps later, so thought initially a triple , but thinking more a compact will do..
am thinking of going with the Campagnolo Centaur Groupset as it's a bit cheaper and i can spend more on wheels! .. performance will be similar i imagine..

appletrees

I'd beg to differ - triple adds approx 100 grammes, and at the end of a long day in the Alps, you'll be very glad of the bail out option if it all goes wrong in the legs department. And without wishing to reopen the old shimano vs campag debate, I've used Centaur and run Dura Ace at present - they're like chalk and cheese, may be down to personal preference, but Centaur is clunky and heavy, both in real terms and in shifting terms compared to Dura Ace.

gkerr4

centaur over dura-ace - hmm.

I'm a campag person but even so - i'd struggle with that - tough one.

actually - yes - I would go centaur - i'd rather have that on the bike.