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Hmm, Di2 maybe not the way forward then. I've always had trouble with the 105 this bike came with. Gear cables always snapping within the brifter and shifting's never been perfect, it's either fine up or fine down, with reluctance to shift the other way. That's with perfectly fresh new cable inners and outers and fresh new cassette and chain.
I don't think I'd mind the extra stiffness of the Kinesis, but admittedly have never tried one.
@amey I've already got a combined bike, I guess. I don't really see it as an issue. I want essentially what I already have, an all-weather bike that can be used for commuting, touring and day rides but a bit fancier and with disc brakes and better, more reliable gears. If that doesn't mean Di2 then so be it, but I'm not really looking for an excuse to turn one bike into three. I can't afford it, I don't have the space and the only bike I'd be able to use enough to justify buying would be the commuter. So it may as well do everything else as well.
Custom steel sounds nice, but I can see it being significantly pricier than the Kinesis, with a longer wait too...
I generally don't bother with really wide tyres, 25c all year round seems to do the trick, but maybe I'm missing out?
Would you go for new Ultegra over new 105? What's the benefit?