Ultegra Di2 - confirmed, first look

markyh990

markyh990

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cyclingexpress.com is doing a pre order of a ultegra di2 equipped bike
priced quiet aggressivly from memory
 
akashra

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Gotta admit, a week ago if you had told me about this I'd have been all "omg gimme gimme!"... but then a day later I got a chance to take a DuraAce Di2 equipped bike for my 90ish-minute normal mid-week bunch ride (which has a roads, hills, fire trails, steep hills that practically pitch up to cliffs... a bit of everything). I gotta say, despite all the high praise I've heard about it, not a fan having now used it myself.

Maybe for a TT bike, but on a regular road bike I think I'd stick with Ultegra/Dura-Ace. It was mainly the lack of feedback and finding the buttons that caused me the biggest problems.

Point I'm making: Make sure you go test-ride it before you splash out and purchase thinking it'll be awesome because it's the most expensive you can get. You just might be surprised (in a bad way).
 
wombat

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iscarrr said:
Keen to see pricing, and what they do (if anything) to upgrade the current DA Di2.
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Whilst this isn't exactly conclusive info, I've seen pricing for one brand that puts their Ultegra Di2 $2000 above their 6700 bike. Haven't seen spec, so there could also be variation in wheelset or finishing kit, but it's the same frameset.
 
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Pricing is rumoured to be about 10-15% less then Dura-ace mechanical. Therefore if you pick it up from the UK you'd be looking at about 1100-1200 pounds. The question is whether that includes the full groupset ie. cranks, brakes & BB or just the Di2 parts.
 
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akashra said:
not a fan having now used it myself.

Maybe for a TT bike, but on a regular road bike I think I'd stick with Ultegra/Dura-Ace. It was mainly the lack of feedback and finding the buttons that caused me the biggest problems.

Point I'm making: Make sure you go test-ride it before you splash out and purchase thinking it'll be awesome because it's the most expensive you can get. You just might be surprised (in a bad way).
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Opposite for me, I thought it was all a bit gimickey till I actually rode a Di2 equipped bike and was blown away. Super quick shifting and I thought the automatic trimming of the front mech was pretty cool. I found it pretty intuitive and was feeling at home within 10 minutes or so. Each to their own I guess.
 
gregb

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For me the big appeal of the Di2 would be on my Triathlon/Timetrial bikes; I can have shifters on both the aero extensions and the base bar.
 
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