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My road bike has 105 5700 groupset, it’s 5 years old and has done around 15,000 all weather miles. The front shifter is stiff and has been for a while. I changed the inner cable today and established that most of the friction causing the stiffness is within the shifter. I think the shifter needs to be replaced.
I can buy new shifters but I am quite interested in going 11spd 5800, my wife’s bike has this and it shifts so effortlessly compared to my bike - I am the mechanic for all the bikes in our house!
My question is, can I put 5800 shifters on my bike, will the derailleur be compatible in terms of pull ratio? Not too worried about brakes, I know I would need Shimano slr calipers to get the most out of them. I’m also happy to replace cassette and chain as they are up for renewal anyway. My rear wheel is already 11spd compatible.
Aside from an upgrade which is always nice it appears I can buy new 5800 shifters cheaper than 5700 so it seems silly not to go for it unless I would need to swap out derailluers.
I’ve had a look at previous posts and checked the Shimano compatibility charts, what I am looking to do seems not to be possible, but has anyone tried it?
I can buy new shifters but I am quite interested in going 11spd 5800, my wife’s bike has this and it shifts so effortlessly compared to my bike - I am the mechanic for all the bikes in our house!
My question is, can I put 5800 shifters on my bike, will the derailleur be compatible in terms of pull ratio? Not too worried about brakes, I know I would need Shimano slr calipers to get the most out of them. I’m also happy to replace cassette and chain as they are up for renewal anyway. My rear wheel is already 11spd compatible.
Aside from an upgrade which is always nice it appears I can buy new 5800 shifters cheaper than 5700 so it seems silly not to go for it unless I would need to swap out derailluers.
I’ve had a look at previous posts and checked the Shimano compatibility charts, what I am looking to do seems not to be possible, but has anyone tried it?