New bike to get. choices

[aerospyke]

Hi all,

I'm looking at a new bike but have 2 choices. One is a full Ultegra 6800 groupset and the other is a SRAM force/apex combo. I do like SRAM and have ridden on both SRAM and shimano in the last few years so getting used to one or the other isn't going to influence my decision, but I would like to hear others opinions and experiences on these, maintenance hassles, durability, modding for performance gains etc.

Be kind... na stuff that, gimme what you got!

Cheers

[yanjarra]

You cant go wrong with any of the modern groupsets these days particularly in regards to maintenance and durability. What you really need to be looking at is which shifting system you prefer and weight/styling/cost to a lesser extent.

[aerospyke]

I don't really prefer shimano's sti to srams dt or vice versa hence i'm slightly unsure. may need to come down to other parts, wheels, frame comparion... colour availabilities

[nickobec]

if you are agnostic go 6800 it is 11 speed

Personally I would go SRAM because I am not agnostic

[aerospyke]

if you are agnostic go 6800 it is 11 speed

Personally I would go SRAM because I am not agnostic

lol i've been on an old 7 speed for the last 9 years so not too worried about number of gears... i think .... you an sram fan or something else grabs your fancy.

[Duck!]

I would go Shimano because I like gear levers that don't fall off.

[Strydz]

I am running the 6800 group on one of my steeds and it is a delight, a big step up from the 6700, 7900 & 5700 groups. It is light/easy shifting and the hood design is brilliant!

[aerospyke]

I'm going to get the ultegra... Although another option may be coming up with a campy centaur groupset ... Lol

[macca33]

I've never used Campy, but can vouch for Ultegra6800 - it is VERY nice.

[aerospyke]

Lol amusing how things all thing pan out. The sram bike turned out of my budget when the guy got his numbers set, and the shimano bike isn't in my size (they only have 58+ and I'm a 52-55 size) but the campy is available and in my budget. [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY] I used to always want a campy bike as I used to borrow a friends bikes and he rode bianchi... The bike that I'm now getting (please make this be the one, I just want my new bike) is a wilier azoard... Or some such spelling.

[aerospyke]

Lol (AT) my emoticon being translated

[aerospyke]

And lol at my at symbol being translated too... The tapatalk app doing this or my keyboard I wonder

[aerospyke]

Thanks all for your advice, i ended up getting a wilier izoard XP 2014 with campy centaur groupset. very excited, pick it up tomorrow... hooray for my birthday present!