105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
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105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby ohexploitable » Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:30 pm
now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality but what i want to know is which one will be the least crap
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby Duck! » Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:10 pm
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby scirocco » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:13 pm
I have one bike of each and I don't really find one better than the other, they're just different.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby GeoffInBrisbane » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:14 pm
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby familyguy » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:17 pm
I went from 5600 to 5700. Better shifting, better feeling on the hoods, no side cables. I don't see it as a backward step.ohexploitable wrote:now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby Duck! » Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:22 pm
My own good roadie is fitted with 6600 Ultegra with the Teflon cables of the later series; it wipes the floor with the 2nd-gen 10-sp. stuff. All that's better is the new 11-sp, but that comes at a significanly higher cost to upgrade due to very limited compatibility.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby warthog1 » Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:52 pm
familyguy wrote:I went from 5600 to 5700. Better shifting, better feeling on the hoods, no side cables. I don't see it as a backward step.ohexploitable wrote:now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality
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6600 - 6700 here. No downside at all
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby scotto » Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:47 am
shifting seems much crisper, esp front deraillieur. which sometimes i used to look down to see if it changed, because you didnt notice anything (except the pressure on the legs!)
hood shape though i dont like as much - i'll often grab them pistol grip style to get a bit lower, and the 105 hoods were maybe a little longer and made it much easier to do this.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby TDC » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:00 pm
You get used to whatever you are riding pretty quickly. The hoods are very different shapes, so it would be prudent to get a feel for the 6700 shape before you spend cash, but again you adapt pretty quickly.
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Postby jacks1071 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:38 pm
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby simonn » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:15 am
ohexploitable wrote:yo so i'm thinking of grabbing a new pair of shifters to replace my current 105 5600 ones so i can have prettiful under-the-bar cables
Patience. Ultegra is going 11spd so bigger changes are afoot. Wait for the market to settle down a bit or your wheels wear out (if they are not 11spd compatible). Who knows, 105 might go 11spd next year too.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby yarravalleyplodder » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:41 pm
Bike shop said shimano australia ran out of 105 and I could either source my own parts or go tiagra. I went untegra and am now wondering if upgrading the levers and front derailleur is worth it. In a way I was annoyed as I sent the bike to the shop knowing it would cost more but thinking they would fix it quicker than I would, but it took 3 weeks and I paid $140 for what I could have got for $83 off wiggle!!
anyway I digress, is it worth the change, I have done 6000km with my current kit and am not really a fan of having a mixed groupset so I wonder if its worth upgrading levers?
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby eeksll » Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:02 am
there is alot of truth in this.jacks1071 wrote:Whatever you get used to will feel good. Anything new may feel odd for a while but give it some time.
I just moved form 5600 to campag. After a couple of weeks, the campy feels perfect.
I decided to ride the old road to and from work now its not raining and one thing I have to say, 5600 shifting is sooo light, crisp and easy. But no matter what I do my hands just are not comfortable on 5600 now.
I have never felt comfortable with the 5600 brakes, so much so I think I have developed a bit of a psychological braking issue. If the 5700 brakes are indeed a noticable upgrade, I say that trumps any average shifting.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby visrealm » Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:46 am
I do like the clean look of the 5700 though.
As for brakes, Swissstop pads made a massive difference to the 4600 calipers too. My 5700 commuter has discs - which are also great.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby macca33 » Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:45 am
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby cyclotaur » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:42 am
I was in a bike shop yesterday and mentioned the diff between 105 and Ultegra and the mech (ex-Genesis team rider) said, and I quote, "... only a poof-teenth in it ... go for the better frame."ohexploitable wrote:...now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality but what i want to know is which one will be the least crap...
In your case I'd say save the money and go 105.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby eeksll » Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:01 pm
that is if you can get a better frame for the difference.cyclotaur wrote:I was in a bike shop yesterday and mentioned the diff between 105 and Ultegra and the mech (ex-Genesis team rider) said, and I quote, "... only a poof-teenth in it ... go for the better frame."ohexploitable wrote:...now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality but what i want to know is which one will be the least crap...
In your case I'd say save the money and go 105.
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Re: 105 5700 vs Ultegra 6700 Shifting Quality
Postby cyclotaur » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:26 pm
It was a choice between Alu frame+Ultegra or carbon frame+105.eeksll wrote:that is if you can get a better frame for the difference.cyclotaur wrote:I was in a bike shop yesterday and mentioned the diff between 105 and Ultegra and the mech (ex-Genesis team rider) said, and I quote, "... only a poof-teenth in it ... go for the better frame."ohexploitable wrote:...now i understand that both 5700 and 6700 will be a downgrade from 5600 in terms of shift quality but what i want to know is which one will be the least crap...
In your case I'd say save the money and go 105.
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