Which Groupset?

Sorry, wasn't having a dig - may have had a few Christmas shandy's when I wrote that last night :)

I just trolling amey. Out of interest why do you say it's good for building with?

Amey or me?

Stronglight already have an aftermarket fitment for 6800/9000 (and 6700/7900), 80Euro from xxcycle.com for the outers in CT2 style, so about 50% premium over flat plate rings of the same quality

Tester, please could you advise which outer ring would suit a standard 7800 chainset?

Advice from LBS and have decided to stay with 9 speed. The cassette seems to have gone again already. So about two cassettes and one set of chainrings a year. Found a new FC R 700 chainset for £100 and some nice Dura Ace shifters next.

Jeez, that's a lots of wear, you don't check the chain regularly?

@TM .. Have you looked at the TA Squale Chainring ?

^^ June to October just under 4000km. Changed the chain all fine. Now after 1000km can not index properly anymore.

Could be either the chainring or cassette were slightly worn already when you change the chain in October that accelerate the wear after 1,000km.

Tester, please could you advise which outer ring would suit a standard 7800 chainset?

Any 130mm PCD standard ring. Real Shimano ones are €80 or less, Stronglight CT2 are about €50

I like my rotors. No lighter or stiffer than the groupset matching campagnolo. But theycome in 165mm, and I can swap crank arms or spider at will. Have a powermeter spider on order.

Amey or me?

soz meant amey

Seen lots of people steering away from 11-speed as its more high maintenance - how big of a deal is this? Would be for an all-weather bike - can handle looking after my chain but wouldn't want something prone to expensive failures...

I've not heard eleven speed to be more trouble.

If you can handle looking after/replacing your chain regularly, then 10/11 shouldn't be an issues.

I run both 10 and 11 speed and can't say I've seen any difference between the two in terms of maintenance.

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Except for the price.

^^ June to October just under 4000km. Changed the chain all fine. Now after 1000km can not index properly anymore.

It still sits in gear ok, just with bad shifting? It sounds like the delay changing chains is to blame for destroying cassette and 'ring. 2k is about all you get.

Try and change bits at the same time, but don't push it with chains - they're relatively cheap.

I've not heard eleven speed to be more trouble.

I've heard quite a few people comment on Campag 11s being hard to setup correctly and keep perfectly dialled in.

Except for the price.

This would be the main thing that would put me off going 11s. 10s Shimano/SRAM spares are well priced and widely available. I'm guessing the low price of 6800 is to get everyone to make that switch so they make the money on spare parts.

I only have shimano and I like how the levers can shift gears when you brake

Crit racing gear changes ftw

My theory is that the teeny tiny cable opening in the levers. That doesnt allow use of a decent ferrule. Can cause issues. Mines totally stable and precise at the moment. But I have struggled in the past. Total user error. I'm shit at cables. Current have no front shifting as I've split a ferrule at the start of the internal routing.

I have both Vertebrae, and powercordz swift housing at home. I'm leaning towards using the swift, as it has ferrules that will fit snugly into the levers. Plus I dont have brake housing in vertebrae.

For the spring the Bee will have all new powercordz cables, all new swift housing, new carbon saddle, new Ti cassette, new chainrings, a power2max spider, new chain, new ceramic BB, ceramic front bearings (cant find a spacer I need to swap the rear), as well as new tape and hoods. Plus I've recently swapped fork, and slammed the stem.

#totalbuyer

The other thing to mention is that Cannondale and Specialized (there are probably others?) have in-house cranks that are designed to work with their frames, Cannondale with their SiSl2 crank and Specialized with their Lightning variant.

That's some weird euph going on there.

So that's how cranks are born...