Which Groupset?

I have a concorde steel frame tht I've just upgrade the wheels on but it still has an old shimano 600 group w/friction shifters

wd all these play nicely together and wd there be any problems fitting them on my concorde? my new wheels are 10sp compatible

crankset - 50 - tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4650-compact-10sp-chainset/rp-prod67233
shifters - 54 - tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4600-double-10-speed-sti-lever/rp-prod69504
front derailleur - 18 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5700-double-10sp-front-mech/rp-prod50487
rear derailleur - 29 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5701-10-speed-rear-mech/rp-prod85966
bottom bracket - 11
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-4600-tiagra-bottom-bracket/rp-prod67221
chain - 13 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5701-10-speed-chain/rp-prod50457
cassette - 15 - 10sp tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4600-10-speed-road-cassette/rp-prod67228
brakes - 32
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-brake-caliper-4600/rp-prod67224

225 for a mix of tiagra/105 seems good value to me when sora is around 210 online

Does anyone know of any good deals on ultegra 6700 groupsets?
PBK are doing 6800 for £495, so was wondering if there are any deals to be had on the 6700.
Cheers

Cozey- the price youve quoted for the shifters looks to be rh only. Add another 50 quid or so to get a pair.

I have a concorde steel frame tht I've just upgrade the wheels on but it still has an old shimano 600 group w/friction shifters

wd all these play nicely together and wd there be any problems fitting them on my concorde? my new wheels are 10sp compatible

crankset - 50 - tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4650-compact-10sp-chainset/rp-prod67233
shifters - 54 - tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4600-double-10-speed-sti-lever/rp-prod69504
front derailleur - 18 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5700-double-10sp-front-mech/rp-prod50487
rear derailleur - 29 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5701-10-speed-rear-mech/rp-prod85966
bottom bracket - 11
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-4600-tiagra-bottom-bracket/rp-prod67221
chain - 13 - 10sp 105
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-105-5701-10-speed-chain/rp-prod50457
cassette - 15 - 10sp tiagra
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-4600-10-speed-road-cassette/rp-prod67228
brakes - 32
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-tiagra-brake-caliper-4600/rp-prod67224

225 for a mix of tiagra/105 seems good value to me when sora is around 210 online

or Ultegra?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread118078.html

I think Amey on here has some cranks to suit as well.

^ I've also got a 6700 double that I'm looking to sell.

Or my Dura Ace shifters and mechs come in around the same price as your Tiagra/105?

So my gears and Hugo's cranks, then the "consumables" from your list... Ultegra/DA for similar money.

mine are sold I was tempted by 6800 but the rear hub I currently have is not compatible £494 + quidco is a great fucking deal on 6800 at PBK

12.5% off SRAM groups at Merlin. Cheapness to be had!

This is a quite old article about Campagnolo vs the rest of the world, but I found it very good and balanced: http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/italian-job

I'll be sticking up a sale thread for a full 7900 groupset tomorrow, anyone majorly interested?

Compact? Crank length? How much usage?

You have PM

This is a quite old article about Campagnolo vs the rest of the world, but I found it very good and balanced: http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/italian-job

The article is good but it also tries to avoid the real problem.. the increased significance of marketing with the shift of bicycle components towards comsumerism. The "bike boom" was more about bicycles not being bicycles but as status and design objects. Even during the boom years and into the 1980s road cyclists were pretty much at the fringe in the US-- save alongside the bicycle paths in Santa Monica towards Venice beach were bicycles met divorcees on roller skates (Phil Wood's big thing was that he sold pedals in the 1970s that promised to resist the ocean salt and sand that spelled ruin to the bearings of the day). The boom helped turn bicycles into a "lifestyler" object driven by fashion and fads and sold like Coca Cola and Rolex watches.. Ornate Italian frames kitted out with Super Record was de rigueur.. Riding them was not... Fast forward to today's MANILs... bicycles get ridden.. they, however, are not trendsetters at the fringe but a Jane Fonda fitness video in mid-life crisis. Not brought up with bicycles and without much a cycling history they look to what seems "in". That is where SRAM comes in. They are the Nike of bicycle components even if their heritage (but not management) is really as deep in cycling as Campagnolo having been forged out of the ruins of Fichtel&Sachs, Mallard, Huret, CLB and a good chunk of the rest of the aging French cycle industry (save Simplex which went to Mavic). SRAM is not bad. These days most parts function when new rather well... Its wear and tear that seperates the pack but as cycling components go through shorter and shorter model cycles and consumers chase the "latest and greatest" that characteristic looses its relevance.. What did Steve "Shuckster" Jobs say "you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year".

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I removed these for you.

Louis Ferdinand Céline style.

Middle Age Nan In Lycra?

Now I've got a boxing day boner. Cheers Ed.

I’ve stripped tread on non drive crank earlier this year and using this excuse and Xmas discounts thinking of upgrading to a new chainset. Bike is CAAD10 BB30 with Ultegra and chainset is FSA SLK.
What is best solution Ultegra cranks and BB30 converter like Praxis or running SRAM BB30 chainset with shimano group?

P.S
Personally I’m not very keen on shimano spaceship looks and worried of possible converter creaking
If I go SRAM route can i use new Force 22 chainset or it’s not compatible with old 10 speed groupsets?

Spend it on hollow gram cranks instead.

The original Si cranks can be had cheap these days. SiSl not so much.

The benefit of an Ultrgra crank would be better front shifting. You could use the standard press fit FSA adapter and HTii cups rather than something fancy. If you do go with a 24mm crank it's never going to be optimal. As you say you may have to live with creaks, but the press fit adapter is pretty good as I understand it.

Another option is Rotor 3D+ or 3Df. Personally I dislike the idea of mixing groups unless you have to. I suspect the 11 speed chainrings would be fine with 10 speed kit, but I haven't tried it, so who knows.

Or try to get an amnesty from FSA.

Anyone seen the SiSl Forged cranks in real life?

There was a pair on eBay recently...

I am having such a tough time choosing a groupset for the BMC. I'd like to stick with SRAM, but I'm not sure if I can justify it. The only reason I have Force on my current road bike is because it was second hand and super cheap.

Though it would make no sense to have Force on my winter bike and only 105 on the 'good bike.' I'm looking at 105 because of how well regarded it is and it's value for money, it's just so cheap. I realise Ultegra is too right now but I don't think I want to go 11 sp just yet.

I'm trying to weigh up the differences between Ultegra 6700 and 105 5700, does anyone have any experience of both? I've read about both of them so much but it's not really been much help. The other option would be to go to Rival, which is affordable.

Get 11spd ultegra if your rear wheel is compatible.