Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Are you factoring in the sell-off of your current groupset with the upgrade route?
For me, getting rid of two exposed cables with the new Ultegra would be nice. Making the jump to electronic shifting would be nice, too. The opportunity cost of upgrade is too rich for my blood, though, at least until the fat bike/MTB bike slot is filled.
No, but I don't know how much a 105 rig would fetch.
I was just going off of the following:
2020 Domane SL5 - $3,000 (spent)
Wheelset - $1,300 (spent)
Di2 upgrade - $2,500
2022 Domane SL7 = $6,600
Sell SL5 in original form ($2,000 - $2,500 depending on the state of bike craze)
Keep carbon wheels as second set
I would have to spend more to buy a new bike than I would to upgrade.
I could do the upgrade at some point, but getting wife approval may be somewhat of a challenge. Of course, if I did it I would want to go all in and get those aero bars. I don't know what it would get me on a practical level - I just have this compulsion to have the "cool" stuff.
I don't have any other wants/lusts as far as bikes go. I don't have much use for any other types of bikes beyond what I have, and don't see owning more than one road bike.