Originally Posted by
autoxnyc
I'm looking to buy a Madone SLR 7 Disc (Ultegra di2 8070). But it is $1500 higher than the SLR 6 Disc (Ultegra mechanical) with everything spec'ed exactly the same.
The difference is the same when you go from Ultegra mechanical to Di2 in all their high end bikes with everything else spec'ed the same. That just sounds crazy to me since you can buy an entire Ultegra di2 groupset for less than $1700 and around $1400 on Ebay. Canyon only charges $600 premium when you go from mechanical Ultegra to di2.
Am I crazy or is Trek ripping their customers off on electronic groupsets?
Yes, odd pricing. My local shop website shows a $1700 difference between an SL6 Disc Di2 and the SL7 Disc Di2. It would be cost effective to purchase the SL6 and the 8070 Di2 7 piece upgrade kit for $1200, than E-Bay the mechanical parts. Better wheels on the SL7 though