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10spd upgrade to 11spd

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  • July 13, 2015 at 11:14 am #24426
    road

    Hi,

    Apologies in advance for the noob question…

    I’m about the push the button on a BTWIN 540 as a replacement for my flat-bar commuter. It comes with last years 10 speed 105 groupset but i’m wondering if I could upgrade this to 105 5800, as I’ll be upgrading the chainset anyway. Is it possible to do this and if so which parts would I need to replace? Cassette is the obvious one but do I need new derailleur(s) and shifters, also?

    Thanks in advance.

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  • July 13, 2015 at 11:33 am #853571
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    vonhelmet

    You shouldn’t need
    You shouldn’t need derailleurs, I don’t think, unless there is something fundamentally different between 11 speed derailleurs and all others.

    July 13, 2015 at 11:21 am #853569
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    To upgrade to 11 speed, you’d
    To upgrade to 11 speed, you’d need shifters, cassette, both derailleurs and chain as a minimum.
    It may be possible to upgrade to 11 speed but only if the freewheel is the right size/11 speed compatible.
    However it seems kind of pointless to buy a new bike, then upgrade immediately. Why not just buy right first time round?

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