Electronic shifting advice
nickyhoward55
Posts: 148
Hi folks,
I have full 105 on my cube, is it possible to change the shifters/derailleurs to Di2 and add in the battery and 'brain' while keeping my 10sp crank/cassette/chain/brakes etc from my 105 gear?
Thanks
I have full 105 on my cube, is it possible to change the shifters/derailleurs to Di2 and add in the battery and 'brain' while keeping my 10sp crank/cassette/chain/brakes etc from my 105 gear?
Thanks
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Yep, that's what I did. Bought the Di2 shift kit off eBay and kept the rest of the 105 groupset....works a treat.'Hello to Jason Isaacs'0
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schlepcycling wrote:Yep, that's what I did. Bought the Di2 shift kit off eBay and kept the rest of the 105 groupset....works a treat.
Sweet, what do you think to it?0 -
Where does Brian sit?0
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JamesEs wrote:Where does Brian sit?
Well spotted sir. Have a prize.0 -
I am pretty sure Cycling Weekly did put together and review a mixed 105/Di2 groupset, very much as you are proposing, when Di2 first came out. From memory they said it worked absolutely fine. Their aim was to put together the cheapest electronic group that was fully functional.0
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nickyhoward55 wrote:Hi folks,
I have full 105 on my cube, is it possible to change the shifters/derailleurs to Di2 and add in the battery and 'brain' while keeping my 10sp crank/cassette/chain/brakes etc from my 105 gear?
Thanks
You're still talking over £800 as you have to change front and rear mech, and the shifters as well as installing all the cabling etc. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/gsd/road- ... SHE&bike=1
tbh it's only a couple of hundred more to go full Ultegra so you aren't saving much.0 -
You can use Di2 with any Shimano/SRAM 10 speed cogset. I use it with a SRAM Force drivetrain.
With some programming, it could potentially be possible to use it with Campy cogs.
It is sublime.Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
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Bar Shaker wrote:You can use Di2 with any Shimano/SRAM 10 speed cogset. I use it with a SRAM Force drivetrain.
With some programming, it could potentially be possible to use it with Campy cogs.
It is sublime.
Is it really that much better than manual Ultegra? Even 105 shifting on the rear is pretty spot on - front shifting I grant you could be better. I just wonder if you have £1,000 to spend it could be put to a lot of things before Di2?0 -
markhewitt1978 wrote:Bar Shaker wrote:You can use Di2 with any Shimano/SRAM 10 speed cogset. I use it with a SRAM Force drivetrain.
With some programming, it could potentially be possible to use it with Campy cogs.
It is sublime.
Is it really that much better than manual Ultegra? Even 105 shifting on the rear is pretty spot on - front shifting I grant you could be better. I just wonder if you have £1,000 to spend it could be put to a lot of things before Di2?
It is the perfect gear shift every time, even when climbing and the drivetrain is fully loaded, irrespective of how cold/tired/wet your fingers are. Difficult to put a price on.
I suspect that I am changing gear a lot more than I used to, as it is just the click of a micro switch.
I really like it.
Beardies on steel bikes hate it.Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
Boardman FS Pro0 -
Bar Shaker wrote:
I suspect that I am changing gear a lot more than I used to, as it is just the click of a micro switch.
That's either poor riding technique or lack of fitness.I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0 -
nickyhoward55 wrote:schlepcycling wrote:Yep, that's what I did. Bought the Di2 shift kit off eBay and kept the rest of the 105 groupset....works a treat.
Sweet, what do you think to it?'Hello to Jason Isaacs'0 -
Mccaria wrote:I am pretty sure Cycling Weekly did put together and review a mixed 105/Di2 groupset, very much as you are proposing, when Di2 first came out. From memory they said it worked absolutely fine. Their aim was to put together the cheapest electronic group that was fully functional.'Hello to Jason Isaacs'0
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SloppySchleckonds wrote:That's either poor riding technique or lack of fitness.
Why? Isn't the idea to keep your power output constant and use the gears to vary your road speed?0 -
markhewitt1978 wrote:SloppySchleckonds wrote:That's either poor riding technique or lack of fitness.
Why? Isn't the idea to keep your power output constant and use the gears to vary your road speed?
My thoughts too Mark.
I was once told by a cycling coach that good pro riders are always asking themselves if changing to another gear would give them an advantage, rather than waiting until they need to change.Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
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i have di2 on two bikes.
cant see myself buying a mechanical groupset againBMC TM01 - FCN 0
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN30 -
SloppySchleckonds wrote:Bar Shaker wrote:
I suspect that I am changing gear a lot more than I used to, as it is just the click of a micro switch.
That's either poor riding technique or lack of fitness.
Absolute nonsense.
Never mind the fact that you have no idea how often he changed gear before or after.0 -
Batteries on bikes – not necessary except for lights. Funny how you pay more for a wrist watch without batteries. Interesting how many gear problems in this years Giro.Pegoretti
Colnago
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