Philly215

So when are we going to start seeing 2018 bikes with it? I want to get a new bike but I'm not going to buy 6800 with this around the corner, even if there's no performance difference.

DXchulo

Wonder what those wheels will end up selling for. RIP to the best bang for the buck wheelset out there.

Marcus_Ti

You probably will not be able to find a bike with the new Ultegra Di2 until fall... And you probably won't see parts hit retail channels for a calendar year.

Such has been the story with every ultegra Di2 release

Philly215

I was thinking mechanical. Like a CAAD12 Ultegra 8000 or something along those lines.

Rsj1231

Adding the new brakes to my list of things to buy so I can fit 28's on my Emonda. With the current 6800 brakes the GP4000S II's rub.

MagicHour

Lifetime Ultegra user in various iterations - meh on the aesthetics, but I'll get used to it as I did 6800, all about the function/reliability/affordability for me. I have 2 relatively new 6800 bikes, so no plans to upgrade anytime soon. I do like the new FD redesign though.

GuitarBob

I think it's damned near a tradition for us to bristle at the sight of a new Shimano crankset. Remember when 9000 came out? People were yelling . But we eventually get used to it.

Although I found the FD a little fiddly to set up at first, for me the 6800 group has been absolutely fabulous. If they have managed to improve on that even a little, I'd be thrilled.

garciawork

The crank and rear der look... very much like new Honda and Toyota's. Very angular. Not my style, but I'm sure it'll grow on me.

Marcus_Ti

I still think that 7800 crank was the best

Noctilux.95

Still looks better than anything SRAM makes.

Philly215

The new crank is dope.

speshelite

Without multi shift both up and down, mechanical shimano simply doesn't cut it.

Sadly, this forces the buyer to electronic. They're the biggest bike component manufacturer in the world--their engineers are smart enough to figure out how to include this feature in mechanical.

I wish campy were more price competitive. So it looks like I'll be forced to go with Di2 ultegra 8000 series for price and function.

GuitarBob

The last three generations of Ultegra all can downshift multiple cogs, I can't imagine this version being any different?

zymphad

Installed the FD8000 on my 5800 bike. Works beautifully, IMO worth the upgrade. Everything works better, the adjustment is easier, Shimano put a lot of thought into this. No more inline adjusters! Works great with the 5800 shifters in case anyone else is unhappy with the long arm FD.

Obeast

is this only shimano road groupset besides dura ace to feature dual pivot brake calipers? I heard dual pivot is a better design but I wonder if I can get them for cheap if Shimano ever made one in the past that I was not aware of.

raisinberry777

All Shimano road groupsets use dual pivot brakes and have done for some time - even Claris, right at the bottom.

Obeast

I thought this dual pivot design is quite new...all the other brake calipers that came before do not look like this

redlude97

6800 uses a similar dual pivot eccentric design