Reviews of the new 105 5800?
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And I wonder, now that the 5800 chain is truly here, what the difference is between the DA9000, Ultegra6800 and 105 11speed chains. (True Shimano versions anyway as they all seem to have that Sil Tec coating, no?).
Funny that (at least right now) Shimano's direct offering of those chains are the cheapest on the market. If you buy anybody else's version of the chain, you actually pay MORE!
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Ok, I just picked up my groupset from the post office. Unfortunately, I won't be putting it on my bike because they messed up the order. I'm going to let the vendor address the situation before commenting further. Bummer!
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Guys, just in case some of you forgot to chime in, the internet is still waiting for you to review the "magnificent" 5800.
Review the 5800. Save the world. Win the Internet.
Review the 5800. Save the world. Win the Internet.
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I finally got my new bike today with the 5800 105. I’m a newb cyclist though. Can’t really review it with nothing to compare to.
I did take a few pics while it was right off the showroom floor if anyone wants to check it out in high resolution.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsk2kWFmw
I did take a few pics while it was right off the showroom floor if anyone wants to check it out in high resolution.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsk2kWFmw
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OK guys, I finally got 5800 installed on my bike. It was quite an ordeal thanks to Ribble messing up my order (read about the drama here.) The bike seems to shift equally as good as the 6800 demo Tarmac I rode a month ago. Front shifting is light and fast compared to 5700 I was running before. Rear shifting is super smooth with the new polymer coated cables and you can downshift 3 gears at a time. Braking feels slightly better as well. Still getting using to the narrower 5800 hoods. The right 5700 shifter on my bike was dying so the difference is night and day with 5800.
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I have ridden the new 105s on a test ride I did on the new 2015 Specialized Roubaix Sport. I can't compare to Ultegra, as I have never used them but I can compare to a pair of two year old 105s. I can say with all honesty that it is night and day, allthough not necessarily because of the extra gear. The feel and shape of the Hoods is different than my old 105s in a very comftorable way. The shifting is also a lot more crisp and smooth, specially the front Chainring. On the old 105s changing the front chainring took a lot of work, on the new ones it is a short pull and a lot more efficient. The overall shifting feel is a lot smoother, but that could be the quality of the cable housings and not necessarily the deraileur or STI, don't know. Can't evaluate the brakes as the Specialized Roubaix Sport has Axis brakes and not 105s. I would chooose the new 105s every day and twice on sunday over the older model.
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Is it really only $400 for the groupo?
Thats a Killer deal.
Thats a Killer deal.
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It has dropped to ~$408 a couple times on Ribble (they are out of brake calipers right now). $440-$490 seems more typically from those UK sites. More like $600-$650 so far on ebay. Some of those are OEM-style (Ribble for sure) while others are boxed, etc. Doesn't seem as though it's offically available in the US yet.
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Ive put over 300 miles on my 3 week old 2015 Allez Comp that has 105 5800 shifters, front and rear derailleur and cassette. So far its great! Is that a good review? What else do you guys want to know?
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What did you come off and how different, smoother / less effort, is the shifting??? 6800 is a HUGE jump over 6700, so am wondering whether 5800 is similar in feel, as I have a CX bike that may want some 5800.
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My 5800 feels the same as the 6800 bikes I've demoed/test ridden. Most of the smoothness is from the polymer coated cables which I ran on my old 5700 group.
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I got my 5800 groupset from Ribble in 4 days but unfortunately I'm not going to get it installed for at least a month. I think the new 2015 bikes with 5800 are just starting to show up in stores. Ribble just started showing stock on 5800 early this week so I don't think many people have ridden it yet.
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Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
Probably late to the game, but I have had a bike with the 5800 drive train and hydraulic disc brifters for about a year and I love it.
My previous bike was 9 speed Tiagra which was perfectly serviceable, but this is a huge qualitative upgrade. The shifting is much smoother, with less hand movement. There is less drive train noise. This is my daily commuter bike and has not required any adjustment in > 1 year of use.
I am not a small person and do not pack light for commuting - often pack a change of clothes and all my food for the whole day, plus an ample emergency kit. Plus, depending on the weather, I often have different clothes for the ride in and the ride home. With all this weight on the bike, I would probably want one gear "grannier" on the low end if I lived somewhere with steep or long hills.
Probably late to the game, but I have had a bike with the 5800 drive train and hydraulic disc brifters for about a year and I love it.
My previous bike was 9 speed Tiagra which was perfectly serviceable, but this is a huge qualitative upgrade. The shifting is much smoother, with less hand movement. There is less drive train noise. This is my daily commuter bike and has not required any adjustment in > 1 year of use.
I am not a small person and do not pack light for commuting - often pack a change of clothes and all my food for the whole day, plus an ample emergency kit. Plus, depending on the weather, I often have different clothes for the ride in and the ride home. With all this weight on the bike, I would probably want one gear "grannier" on the low end if I lived somewhere with steep or long hills.
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The shifters are on top of the crankset. It's possible you could pack everything in the crank box but that picture is like 1 1/2 years old so my memory isn't that fresh.