http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: New road groupset en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:41:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-122740 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:26:56 +0000 custard 122740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ebc are selling their demo bike<br /> £1250 from £3500 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-33854 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:21:24 +0000 kaputnik 33854@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You do have to give Shimano credit, however, for servicing the full extent of the market - from cheap as chips plastic stuff at the bottom to unaffordable Dura-Ace Di-2 for the pros at the top. For MTBs, road bikes, commuters and tourers. And they generally do a pretty good job of it. If they want to play around with what to most people seems like ridiculously expensive and pointless electronic shifting then in the long run "we" might benefit as the technology trickles down to more affordable and practical levels. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-33848 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:51:27 +0000 chdot 33848@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"shaft drive mated"</p> <p>Shaft drives have always be regarded as 'inefficient' (compared with derailleurs), hub gears too. </p> <p>So the two together...</p> <p>BUT - the sort of person buying Ultegra isn't after a low maintenance utility bike. Though of course 'we' know that some people want/have bikes at both 'extremes'. </p> <p>For years the bike industry (similar with cars) was run by people more interested in speed/racing. So there were 'only' two choices - the basic utility/roadster/ordinary - one gear or three and the 'racer' with drop bars and (generally) high gears (5 or 10).</p> <p>Now almost anything is possible/available - encouraging more 'non-cyclists' to ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-33844 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:37:27 +0000 ruggtomcat 33844@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My next bike will be a rohoff hub. On my current bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-33841 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:32:45 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 33841@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a publicity email the other day about a bike from somewhere on the continent with a shaft drive mated to a Shimano Nexus 8 speed hub. Most definitely aimed at the commuter, they had 3 (I think) different models employing it, including a folder. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3222#post-33837 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:26:52 +0000 chdot 33837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Shimano look to have raised the bar once more, with the long-rumoured Ultegra version of their Di2 electronic road groupset due for release this winter. This second-tier group is expected to be around half the price of the flagship Dura-Ace set – which, although lauded for its performance, has been out of reach of most riders due to its prohibitive pricing"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/shimano-ultegra-di2-first-look-30616" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/shimano-ultegra-di2-first-look-30616</a> </p>