Shimano 105 Di2

My current bike has the previous gen 105 11 speed. I can't fault it, absolutely no reason to upgrade. If I was buying a new bike it would only be to upgrade which would mean Ultegra Di2 and possibly aero but I'm just a casual cyclist these days and I have an ebike for commuting so I can't justify the cost.

105 Di2 hopefully makes it a bit more affordable, but still likely more of a dream purchase...

Anyone know the rough cost of a 105 rim groupset? 1900 seems very steep for the ‘affordable’ third tier. Will it lead to more bikes being spec’d with Tiagra?

550 to 1900 is a crazy jump for someone looking for the cheapest 105. Maybe the list price will be generally very discounted.

Yeah it’s a little over a grand to go for Di2 over the existing disc 105 group set as well.

Most disc 105 bikes at the moment are close to the 2k range, so with Di2 you could be talking almost 3k if the prices translate.

Mental money for what was once a midrange group set. I bought a beater bike there over the summer with 5800 for 300 quid, those days are long gone I’d imagine

Could be sooner than we think cause I think stock levels for r7000 is still shite and they have shortages. So they might just try roll out the new Di2 instead of manufacturing r7000 at the same time.

Hopefully not though

Aren't groupset costs generally pretty high compared to the cost of an actual bike? GCN's video mentioned bikes are starting from €2,800.

I was hoping they would have just made last generation Ultegra Di2 the new 105 Di2 so still 11 speed and you could upgrade without having to buy a new cransket/cassette.

Will that still be a route now with the 12 speed Di2? Will they still manufacture 11 speed Di2 parts?

Would hold on unless you’re willing to wait and see if they’re going to release 11 speed Tiagra down the line.

It’ll be interesting to see how the market holds up post-pandemic. Like stock levels over the past two years have been abysmal and Tiagra equipped bikes for 1500 eur and 105 bikes for 2k have become common place, but if the demand slows down, your standard ‘midrange’ road bike (AL frame with 105) being closer to 3k, it’s massive money for smaller shops to be holding in inventory

105 was always the working man's groups etc so to speak. I've never had anything higher bar sram force. It's a real pity to see them put it into the higher price bracket and discontinue the mechanical version. I suppose the current 105 will just jump to tiagra. I have the latest 105 mechanical on my last race bike build and it is solid, I'd stick with mechanical indefinitely if I could. Pity.

I love my ultegra di2 , but my 2019 synapse only cost 2.8k in 2020.

didn't like replacing a dead battery for 180 euro.

I have 2 bikes - one electronic and one mechanical - the electronics gears are always perfect,never need adjustment where as once a year I need to get the mechanical gears tuned up.