Pics?

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Definitely not a good pic, and the camera flash muddles with the colours (eg. fork), but its a pic.



I was T-Boned by a car turning right across traffic 6 weeks ago. Recovery is slow, so I'm not getting out on the bike much. Yesterday heading out to Willunga for the race was the longest ride I've done since then.

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The Di2 really looks amazing. Looks smaller than the previous version?

Thanks!

The gruppo looks even better on the bike. From that photo the derailleurs definitely look a lot smaller and more similar to mechanical DA, which is excellent. With no need to do a DIY mod for an internal battery and the (IMO) more attractive, sleek parts, I see no reason to go mechanical anymore.

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Once I get back to a decent riding schedule and am happy with the set up I'll post a thread in the introduce yourself forum. I pretty much bought the SL4 Pro version and swapped everything except the wheels and frame. I really liked the colour. I've only done 200 km or so on it, and they weren't exactly race pace, but I'm not noticing anything significantly different compared to the S-Works version I had before.

Group is definitely sleeker, and the finish is nice. I'm happy

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a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in lycra

Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein

Who are you, an heir to the Shimano family? There are Pro Teams who have yet to get their D Ace 9070 components.

It's around. A friend of mine has been on it for a week. Some how it's faster than 7970.

Given I was testing the bike, no running a Campag 11 wheel I didn't ride too far.

But laps around my block found it shifted down absolutely fine. Going back up was, most times, not a clean shift. However I don't doubt a little RD tuning and there would be no issue.


In short, it works.

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My understanding was that the Pro Teams do have it, at their Service Courses. I guess our rep here is just really good at securing it; my specialized dealer has been pretty amazeballs too

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Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein

Heard by a Cervelo dealer that even WT teams are having a limited supply right now.

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So am I correct in that the Ultegra di2 rear mech won't be forward compatible with 11, but the front mech and shifters will be?

By what I have been told the whole group is compatible with 11 speed.

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I've not seen that at all.

Like Micky, thought all of Ultegra di2 was forwards compatible.

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A picture of my new build (the first time I completely built a bike from scratch - it adds to the experience):



Click here for the bigger picture
(sorry, taken with crappy phone)

Fondriest TF2 1.0 with Dura Ace 9000

Needless to say I love it.

Good job on the build.
Some have commented that the D Ace 9K brakes can be a bit 'grabby'. What has been your experience?