Originally Posted by
Whizzer283
Has anyone upgraded their CAAD 10 to 11 speed? I lost my rear derailleur to a road hazard (again) and I thought about doing the upgrade until I realized it was going to be more than a cassette and a r derailleur. It's also f derailluer, shifters, chain, cables, and crankset.
1. Is it necessary to upgrade everything as I spelled out?
2. How significant was performance upgrade? Was it worth it?
Yes, shifters, FD, RD, and chain are all required, go ahead and get the dual pivot brakes too as they are a significantly easier pull; you do not need to change the crank as I rode a 6700 crank with 5800 for a long time with very minimal change in shifting when I bought the 6800 crank, probably because it had 10k fewer miles on it. It's a huge increase in feel, mainly on downshifting because the ratcheting barrel inside the lever more accurately returns to optimal alignment, compared to 10-speed. It's like comparing the paddle shift trans in my Acura (sloppy, slow) to a Ferrari trans (crisp), feels more expensive.