9 speed ultegra upgrade

gday,
Over the past few months, ive gone through the process of upgrading my old
rsx 7 speed to 9 speed ultegra.
I mainly grabbed the parts from ebay both au and us (mainly US)
For those wanting to do a similar thing, here's a list of prices i paid,
compared to those i would have paid if i got all the gear from local
stores..
Only the cranks were 2nd hand and the local prices were from LBS websites
(cecil walker, freedom machine etc)

LBS prices
ultegra cranks $275
ultegra BB $89
ultegra 12-21 cassette $128
105 front derallieur $57
ultegra rear gear $130?
ultegra STI $440

Prices i paid
ultegra cranks $60 (2nd hand)
ultegra BB $60
ultegra 12-21 cassette $60
105 front derallieur $20
ultegra rear gear $75
ultegra STI $215

$490 actual spend from ebay
$1119 for local store prices
$629 saving
Apologies to those who think i should support the locals (which i would
normally do), but in this case, the savings were too great..

Dej Wrote:
gday
Over the past few months, ive gone through the process of upgrading m
ol
rsx 7 speed to 9 speed ultegra
I mainly grabbed the parts from ebay both au and us (mainly US
For those wanting to do a similar thing, here's a list of prices
paid
compared to those i would have paid if i got all the gear from loca
stores.
Only the cranks were 2nd hand and the local prices were from LB
website
(cecil walker, freedom machine etc

LBS price
ultegra cranks $27
ultegra BB $8
ultegra 12-21 cassette $12
105 front derallieur $5
ultegra rear gear $130
ultegra STI $44

Prices i pai
ultegra cranks $60 (2nd hand
ultegra BB $6
ultegra 12-21 cassette $6
105 front derallieur $2
ultegra rear gear $7
ultegra STI $21

$490 actual spend from eba
$1119 for local store price
$629 savin
Apologies to those who think i should support the locals (which i woul
normally do), but in this case, the savings were too great..
but its only 9spd. you are 'SOOOO 5 minutes ago' :-

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flyingdutc

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Dej Wrote:
gday,
Over the past few months, ive gone through the process of upgrading my
old
rsx 7 speed to 9 speed ultegra.
I mainly grabbed the parts from ebay both au and us (mainly US)
For those wanting to do a similar thing, here's a list of prices i
paid,
compared to those i would have paid if i got all the gear from local
stores..
Only the cranks were 2nd hand and the local prices were from LBS
websites
(cecil walker, freedom machine etc)

LBS prices
ultegra cranks $275
ultegra BB $89
ultegra 12-21 cassette $128
105 front derallieur $57
ultegra rear gear $130?
ultegra STI $440

Prices i paid
ultegra cranks $60 (2nd hand)
ultegra BB $60
ultegra 12-21 cassette $60
105 front derallieur $20
ultegra rear gear $75
ultegra STI $215

$490 actual spend from ebay
$1119 for local store prices
$629 saving
Apologies to those who think i should support the locals (which i would
normally do), but in this case, the savings were too great..
but its only 9spd. you are 'SOOOO 5 minutes ago' :-)


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flyingdutch

doh! just when i thought i could park at cafe racer
I did nearly snag a set of FSA carbon cranks for a good price but decided
against it.
I rekon 10 sp and carbon would go to waste on the old 1997 model peugeot
frame i'm riding around on