Di2 External Kit Commuter

kitchenman
kitchenman Posts: 47
edited June 2011 in Commuting general
Anyone thought to do this? Thinking of getting the cheapest Hybrid and splashing out on Di2 as part of my C2W evil plan.

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Won't the Di2 group cost more than the usual voucher top limit?
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  • ThanksBye
    ThanksBye Posts: 519
    I thought you couldnt get upgrades on the voucher now there tightning the rules
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  • kitchenman
    kitchenman Posts: 47
    DesWeller wrote:
    Won't the Di2 group cost more than the usual voucher top limit?
    - Yes. Although I dont know by how much yet... I was thinking of converting to 9 speed and save on the front derailler - if its possible ...
  • kitchenman
    kitchenman Posts: 47
    ThanksBye wrote:
    I thought you couldnt get upgrades on the voucher now there tightning the rules
    I talked to someone at Evans who my company use exclusively and he said that they would do customizations. I mentioned the Di2 plan. I'll go in and get a second opinion jic
  • ThanksBye
    ThanksBye Posts: 519
    Fair Enough, ive worked quite alot with the ride 2 work scheme, and id be surprised if you could do it,
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Di2 is 10-speed only. I don't know if you can run a mix - it would be pretty ugly. If I were going to select a derailleur to be electronic, I would go for the front mech anyway as it's the most troublesome in terms of shift smoothness. A bowden cable rear mech can be made to shift pretty slickly.
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  • kitchenman
    kitchenman Posts: 47
    DesWeller wrote:
    Di2 is 10-speed only. I don't know if you can run a mix - it would be pretty ugly. If I were going to select a derailleur to be electronic, I would go for the front mech anyway as it's the most troublesome in terms of shift smoothness. A bowden cable rear mech can be made to shift pretty slickly.
    Thanks for that. Your right. I hope I can piece meal it. Evans catalogue the deraillers and shifters/cabling serperately...was hoping to find someone who had done something similar but maybe it is a bit .. umm. .. mad? ....
    Just phone Evans. Cant get any electric stuff on the C2W scheme :(
    Thread closed!
    back to the drawing board.
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Why would you want Di2 anyway? Unless you are a pro, it seems like overkill and the solution to a problem which doesn't really exist anyway.

    If its just for bling, I can understand, but if it was for a performance advantage, it seems a bit silly. Expensive and silly.
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  • HamishD
    HamishD Posts: 538
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Why would you want Di2 anyway? Unless you are a pro, it seems like overkill and the solution to a problem which doesn't really exist anyway.

    If its just for bling, I can understand, but if it was for a performance advantage, it seems a bit silly. Expensive and silly.

    All this. Like pairing an amzing set of speakers with a £50 CD player from Argos.

    However, it's your money, spend it how you like !
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    HamishD wrote:
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Why would you want Di2 anyway? Unless you are a pro, it seems like overkill and the solution to a problem which doesn't really exist anyway.

    If its just for bling, I can understand, but if it was for a performance advantage, it seems a bit silly. Expensive and silly.

    All this. Like pairing an amzing set of speakers with a £50 CD player from Argos.

    However, it's your money, spend it how you like !

    I think the point is that you buy a cheapy, cheap bike with Di2 on bike 2 work, then strip the Di2 off the cheap frame, and put it on your good bike and then dump the cheap frame. It's essentially a way of evading the rules on simply buying upgrade parts on bike 2 work, as yoiu have to buy a whole bike rather than simply a groupset or whatever.... I've heard people bring this up before but never actually come across anyone who has actually managed to put it into practice...
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  • HamishD
    HamishD Posts: 538
    D'oh!

    Yes of course: makes sense now.

    Apologies!
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    HamishD wrote:
    D'oh!

    Yes of course: makes sense now.

    Apologies!

    +1
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  • MattJ88
    MattJ88 Posts: 41
    There are some stores who let you use the C2W vouchers on anything.

    Halfords (not in my town though) have been known to let people use the voucher on a load of car parts for example!

    Our work scheme allows us to buy bike + accessories, clothing, helmets, chains, etc

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