This was my first road bike, and has been the parts test mule for my other bikes. It originally had a full Shimano RX-100 groupset, and over the years, the parts slowed started getting changed out, until the only original parts left on this bike are the frame, and the seapost binder bolt. This frame has had Shimano 2300, Sora 3500, Ultegra 6500, and Dura-Ace 7700 groupsets on it, and this latest build is a Frankenstein project consisting almost entirely of parts I already had laying around, or purchased from eBay and Craigslist as used or heavily discounted new. I wanted to give Shimano's Di2 system a fair shake, so I sourced the parts, and did an external conversion, and everything works great.
Frame:
1994 50cm Performance R-204, True Temper AVR lugged
Fork/Headset:
Nashbar 1" threadless carbon road fork / Cane Creek 40 EC 1" threadless headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
FSA Energy 170mm crankarms / FSA MegaExo BB
Pedals:
Speedplay Zero Chromoly - Red
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Shimano CS-6700 11-25 rear cassette, Praxis Works 52/36 chainrings, KMC X10SL chain - TiNi coated
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano FD-6770 Ultegra Di2 front derailleur, Shimano RD-6770 Ultegra Di2 rear derailleur / Shimano ST-6770 Ultegra Di2 shifters
Saddle/Seatpost:
Bontrager Paradigm RL saddle - 138mm / Thomson Elite 27.2mm 250mm setback seatpost
Brakes:
Shimano BR-6700 Ultegra, Kool Stop dual compound pads
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Shimano WH-R61 wheels / 25mm Hutchinson Fusion 3 road tubeless tires / Stan's NoTubes Sealant
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Shimano WH-R61 wheels / 25mm Hutchinson Fusion 3 road tubeless tires / Stan's NoTubes Sealant
More Info:
This is a 21 year old steel bike with Di2. Shrug.
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Managed to score some Ultegra 6700 brakes, so those are on instead.
Added by BR28. Last updated over 9 years ago.
4 Comments
I actually really like this... but I also have a habit of putting new stuff on old frames
Posted over 9 years ago
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yodabiri says:
How did you route the wiring for the shifting? Do you have internal cable routing? I have an old steel frame that I want to "electrify" with some Di2 components but am not sure about wire routing
Posted almost 8 years ago
BR28 says:
The wire going from the front junction box to the rear junction box follows along the bottom tube. The wire going from the rear derailleur to the rear junction box follows along the chainstay.
Shimano sells adhesive Di2 wire covers designed for external Di2 conversions like this. Alternatively, if you do not have a black or white bike (the colors their wire covers come in), you can always use color-matched adhesive-backed vinyl to camouflage the Di2 cables.
Posted almost 8 years ago