Ultegra Compatibility

ridleydan

Hi,
Currently i have Ultegra (bought May 2006) on my bike which I am moving over to another frame. I plan to upgrade/renew the derailleurs and was wondering if the new Ultegra/Dura ace are compatible. Also, would this be Ultegra 6300 i currently have?
If I was to replace the current Ultegra Crankset, what would you recommend which is not too expensive?

Thanks

maddog 2

Any Ultegra and DA up to 7800 will be fine.

Not sure about DA 7900 though.

Re. chainset - define "not too expensive"...

Ulterga SL is fine. SRAM Red is nice too. 7800 DA gets good reviews. Compact or std?

ridleydan

Thanks for that.
As for the chainset, I was looking for something in the same region as the Ultegra, up around £200ish.
I really just want something that looks good on the new frame. Should be a Cervelo R3 and aim to get it this weekend.

Thanks

maddog 2

if you're on a standard c/set (39/53) then I've sometimes seen the 7800 Dura Ace for close to 200 I think, and is very capable.

If you want compact then there's a load of options

SRAM Red - I've got one and it's light, stiff and handsome. You may need to get lucky to find one at £200 but it's doable (I did).

SRAM Force for 2010 is outwardly quite red-like
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40338

blorg

Planet X are having a big sale on cranksets at the moment, lots of options there.

I have a Dura Ace 7800 crankset myself and it is very good. As is the Ultegra you already have, I wouldn't necessarily be in a rush to upgrade/change that.

As for compatibility, here is a chart that outlines the official position. It is a copy of a Shimano PDF. More stuff may be compatible in practice than Shimano is willing to say. AFAIK new Ultegra 6700 is 100% compatible with new Dura Ace 7900 so if you just substitute 6600/6700 for 7800/7900 should be the same story.

fungus_the_muffin_man

CRC had some great deals on FSA carbon cranksets at well over half price. They even hacve the team issue one I have on my bike. Its a lovely piece of kit.