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Fix up an old bike??

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  • 04-07-2016 12:42am
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    tilting tim
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭


    Specialised Allez, guessing 2006, bought 2nd hand, alu frame, carbon fork, mixture of ultegra and 105 components, 8 speed cassette. One of the shifters gave up over weekend and was just looking for advice.
    This is my training bike and while I could just replace the broken shifter, I know the whole groupset has seen better days and don't want to waste money if it's not worth it. Guessing if I bought a new groupset online, say 11 speed 105, I would have to change wheels as well for the bigger cassette (is this right?).
    Would probably have to spend €700 to do that, am I better off just buying a new bike and keeping this for the turbo trainer?


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    magicbastarder
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    8 speed 105 from 2006?


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    tilting tim
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭tilting tim


    No the shifters are 105s and the gearset is ultegra 8 speed, not sure if they are first days or not as the lad I bought from wasn't first owner, wheels are mavic with dura ace hubs.


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