Originally Posted by
Rides4Beer
Upgrading to di2 for $500?? Maybe with older gen used parts, def not new, but even used I haven't seen di2 that cheap.
But yeah, about a grand to jump from mechanical to di2 sounds about right. The parts alone are that much if you buy them from Merlin (cheapest I've found), and then you still have to install them.
100% worth it, imo.
You're forgetting to factor in the money that you recoup from selling the mechanical groupset...I got $800 for the last Ultegra (disc) groupset that I sold. Then I buy the Di2 stuff from Merlins, and end up saving a sizeable chunk of change.
And personally, I prefer to install it myself as it allows me to route the brake hoses/di2 wires to my liking. But if someone isn't comfortable with doing it themselves, then they're better off buying the ready to go model, as the savings will be next to nothing.