Price of Shimano 105 5700 groupset

luke a-d
luke a-d Posts: 14
edited August 2014 in Road general
I was expecting to see the price of (10 speed) Shimano 105 5700 groupsets drop significacantly with the arrival of the new 11 speed 105 5800 ngroupsets. This doesn't seem to be the case though - both are going for around £300. Does anyone have insights as to why that might be?

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  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    people are still buying it so why would they drop the price?
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Probably because there are only a small % of people able to run 11 speed 5800 as most people have >10 speed wheels.

    Same with Ultegra - 6700 and 6800 are both around £500.
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Less than £300 is giving it away...
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  • SCR Pedro
    SCR Pedro Posts: 912
    How important is it to have the whole groupset? The shifters and mechs would come in considerably less than 300 sovs. If you want the whole thing, then 300 is a very good price for a quality groupset.
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  • drummer_boy
    drummer_boy Posts: 236
    You can get everything, on a 105 5800 setup, for £323 from Wiggle right now: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-105-5800-groupset/

    I know it's the 11 speed, but a damn good deal, and I believe the 11 speed casette fits the standard wheels, without the spacer.
  • mousorgan
    mousorgan Posts: 4
    Personally I'd go for the whole group set if possible. Gradually upgraded by non 105 components and the difference is huge.

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