Upgrading from Shimano R785 to Ultegra R8070??

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allenpg
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by allenpg

I've got Shimano R785 on one of my bikes and was wondering if it's worth it now to upgrade to the newer Ultegra R8070, I like the idea of the more ergo shifters. How much of a weight savings is there in shifters/brake calipers. Haven't really found anything definitive online. Thanks!

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by rainerhq

8070 levers without oil: 2x 182g weighted by me. And yes, the shape is good for small hands.
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Sorry to threadbounce, but is it possible to uprgrade to from R785 to R8070 shifters and brake calipers, with the latest battery (and new Junction box, I would guess) but keep my existing R785 series rear and front deraileurs? The shimano e-tube "map" makes little sense to me. Thanks

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Do you mean to use the Ultegra shifters AND flat mount calipers? In which case, there's no problem. The older generation stuff is compatible (except the 1st Gen DA 7900 stuff).

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by TurboKoo

I can imagine it makes a little sense since you probably have 6870 FD and RD.
But yes those work with new battery and ST-R8070 shifters.
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by Leviathan

Yes, I want to use the new Ultegra shifters and flat mount. I assumed that my R785 Front and Rear Deraileurs were identical to 6870 units but frankly when I went to the Shimano page for R-785 it told me they were Alfine/Comfort group? Ive bought the bike second hand so the normal R785 deraileurs are 6870 ones??

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by FIJIGabe

No, 785's are 785's. They're non-series shifters, like the 685's. They're about the equivalent to 6800, but they aren't labeled as such.

Even Alfine will work with any e-Tube Di2 arrangment, so don't worry about it.

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by Leviathan

Thanks, thats helpful.

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