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DA 9k will look the tits on this
I'm trying to not go overbudget on this project since this is not my main bike. Researching a lil bit about the best bang for the buck on Shimano's line I've found this blog post listing exactly that.
So far my planned groupset looks like this, is there anywhere that I can save a few $ without the part looking out of place?
Crank: Dura-Ace 9000 - this is because I think it will look the best on this particular frame otherwise I would go with Ultegra or even 105
Brakes: Dura-Ace
Shifters: Dura-Ace
FD: Dura-Ace
RD: Ultegra Long Cage
Cassette: Ultegra
Chain: Ultegra
BB: Dura-Ace
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You're completely right, the cranks are the main thing - will look absolutely 10/10 on this frame.
I think you'd do fairly well to go totally 6800, bar the crankset imo. The improvements over Ultegra to DA are mostly in weight, so unless you're dying for the polish on DA brakes then just go 6800. You'd be hard-pressed to notice the difference.
If you wanna go electronic, get DA cranks and brakes, then move all the shifting bits to SRAM eTap when it's a bit cheaper... best of everything, super tarty.
MechaMorgan
DA 9k will look the tits on this, I think it'll work even better than eTap (coming from a dribbling eTap fanboy)