2012 Scott S50 - upgrade groupset to Ultegra?

rider25
rider25 Posts: 72
edited May 2013 in Workshop
Hi there!

Brand new to the forum so forgive me if this is a daft question.

I bought my first road bike 6 months ago - a 2012 Scott S50:

http://m.evanscycles.com/products/scott ... e-ec030964

I've the opportunity to inherit a complete Ultegra groupset (10-speed triple) at a great price. Can it simply be a direct replacement for the existing 8-speed group set or are there other considerations?

Thanks in advance.

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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    As long as you are getting shifters in that group set then all is well.

    The front and rear mechs will work regardless.

    Simply swap everything over and jobs a good un.

    You will need a 10 speed chain and cassette too.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • rider25
    rider25 Posts: 72
    Cheers, Smidsy.
  • majormantra
    majormantra Posts: 2,094
    Are you getting a bottom bracket too? Depending on what generation Ultegra it is, it may take a different BB to your existing chainset.
  • rider25
    rider25 Posts: 72
    BB would be included too, MajorMantra.

    As tempting as it was I'm going to hold out for a new bike in 6-12 months time and relegate the S50 to a winter bike. Doesn't make sense to spec it as high as Ultegra in that case.

    Cheers for the responses.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    I fear you have not grasped this cycling lark properly...of course the winter bike needs Ultegra, mine has :-)
    Yellow is the new Black.

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