Wait until shimano 12 comes out. Their microspline cassettes won't be all that cheap either.
Buying all the parts included in a groupo separately does not cost 2-3 times as much. I came up with 16% more from pinkjersey.com.
I paid significantly less for chorus 12 than a chorus 11 group from 2018.
Force and chorus 12 cassettes cost about the same, but both are much higher priced than 11 speed. Riding 5000 miles a year, you should get 3 years from a cassette. Tires or chains will cost more, over the course of 15,000 miles.
Last edited by DaveSSS; 06-17-20 at 07:22 AM.