FYI I got a full Ultegra Hydro groupset from Vanilla bikes (with the bluetooth thing and braze on adaptor extra) for £1350 which I thought was pretty good. 5% extra off Shimano when I ordered
They also swapped the 3 port junction for a 5 port and ordered in a 46/36 chain set for me FOC.
I'm getting Woolseys in Acton to build the bike for me. They're good to me so I don't mind throwing them a bit of work when I can and I can't be arsed taking it/collecting it from Scherrit (although he's building my wheel for it).
Good to support local shops. I try to build my bikes myself, mainly so that I can fix things when they go wrong. But also because I'm tight - that groupset cost more than I've ever spent on buying a whole bike before.
I think the crash bit is the main selling point.
FYI I got a full Ultegra Hydro groupset from Vanilla bikes (with the bluetooth thing and braze on adaptor extra) for £1350 which I thought was pretty good. 5% extra off Shimano when I ordered
They also swapped the 3 port junction for a 5 port and ordered in a 46/36 chain set for me FOC.