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01-27-16, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rms13

I've had 5800 and 6800 and I can't tell the difference without looking at them. Feel of shifters and performance is identical. Merlin has Ultegra group for $511 right now which is a pretty good deal

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano...set-87898.html

Ribble has 105 for $345

Shimano 105 (5800) Black 11 Spd Double Groupset at Ribble Cycles

Personally I would go 105 on that bike because shaving a couple of hundred grams won't make that much of a difference

I think the reason the 5800 and 6800 groupsets are so similarly priced is there is so little difference. For me it was a no brainer to go with the 5800. Not only have people repetitively said they can't tell the difference between 5800 vs 6800, but as this website shows the weight saving is also minor, not even 200grams. 2015 Road Groupset Weights - The Bike Lane

Now lets wait for the weight weenies to point out that 50cents per gram is good value :-)

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