Proposed Scott Plasma Team Issue Build -- your thoughts appreciated
I have an LBS who I'm trying to support. He is a very good builder who came out of the old Competitive Cyclist from when it used to be based locally in Little Rock. His focus is on BMX and off road, but in other seasons he is a local niche dealer for Pinarello, Ridley and Scott. Plus he is close to the house in the community.
I've been considering a move to DI2 and he proposed to me a Scott Plasma Team issue build (I'm checking to confirm it will be the 2016 frame with all the integrated base/aero bar, storage and hydration) with Ultegra DI2, including aero and brake shifters, the Ultegra crank (he proposed 53/39 175mm but I'm thinking something tighter based on experience and past info in the forums), cassette, direct mount brakes, internal battery and all wiring.
The proposal included repurposing my Hed Jet wheels that I have on my current bike but changing rear to handle 11 speed (there is a conversion kit available from Hed). The wheels have 10-12K miles on them through 4 IM seasons. They are heavy but bullet proof and I ride them all the time for training and in races. The LBS builder does a good business building his own wheels (solid and experienced).
He also included a Stages PM to match the Ultegra crank.
Right now we are at $6,400 which seems pretty fair. Local tax is ~8% so the uplift would be around $600, putting us at $7K.
I think this would be a very good ride and at this point the price seems very competitive compared with other high-end bikes in DI2 build.
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Thanks for the feedback. I have not considered SRAM...should I? Current ride is a 2010 Cervelo P2 (56cm).
ETAP is radically different from the DI2 & EPS as that it requires no internal routing. Both the front and rear derailleurs have batteries and receive signals from the shifters/blip. SRAM has multiple positions (via blips & blipbox) available.