Commuting/Gravel Bike Build
02-11-18, 07:20 PM
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Commuting/Gravel Bike Build
I'm building a commuter/gravel bike. I'm leaning toward using Ultegra 6800 with Avid BB7 brakes, which I bought about a year ago for another project. I'm removing the components from another bike I've ridden for about a year. I need to purchase a rear derailleur to use 11-32 cassette. I can get the newer Ultegra r8000 for about $10.00. The shifters, crankset, and front derailleur will all be 6800. Any thoughts on mixing the components? I know they're compatible, but any up or downside to using the r8000 rear mech?
02-11-18, 08:56 PM
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For $10? I doubt it. Sounds like quite the commuter - got a covered storage area at work?
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I think the current aluminum Haanjo is pretty close to what I’d want.
shimano 11 speed all mixes.
shimano 11 speed all mixes.
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02-12-18, 05:44 AM
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Surly Straggler with the Ultegra 6800 components plus the 8000 derailleur, and the Avid brakes. Thomson seatpost and stem with a Salsa Cowbell 3 handlebar. I got a set of Stan's Grail disc wheels on sale from Performance Bike. I'll use them for awhile, then probably have a set of custom wheels built. I might upgrade the mechanical disc brakes eventually. I've heard and read that TRP Spyre are an upgrade. I may eventually go with Shimano hydraulic brakes, but that will be down the road a bit, in both a literal and figurative sense.
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By Shimano 11 speed all mixes, I'm assuming the 6800 and 8000, as well as the 105 and Dura Ace all work well together.
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I don't know about their road hydraulic levers, but on MTB, Shimano hydraulics are the shiznit. Skip the Spyre and save up directly for Shimano.
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I should walk it back, Shimano 11 speed road all mixes but doesn't mix with 11 speed mountain.
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