[squiggs96]

I am going to upgrade the components on my 2011 Cervelo R3. The bike is a 2x10 set up with SRAM Rival. I wanted to upgrade the shifters and crankset to SRAM Red, but it's so tough to find the crank in my size (10 speed 172.5 mm 50/34T). Since most bikes are now built with a 2x11 set up, I'm not sure many manufacturers are turning out new 2x10 parts. The SRAM Reds, if found, are 2013 parts.

As such, I'm going to convert my bike to a 2x11 set up. I already have Shimano C24 wheels that can handle 10 or 11 speeds, so that isn't a worry. I looked into getting the SRAM Red groupset, but it's $2,600. I don't need everything in Red, but ordering SRAM products to North America is way more difficult than it was a year or two ago. Since I'm switching everything, I'm going to go with Shimano. I like the feel of the shifters better anyways, so I'm going with a combination of Ultegra and Dura Ace components. The LBS I go to in Vancouver (also where I bought the bike) quoted me $400 to put everything on, but it also seemed like I'd have to buy the parts there. I got a quote from another place and it was $189, and they basically build the bike from scratch. I don't need to buy the parts there either, so I can get them from probikekit.ca.

As I intend to put many kilometers on my legs this year, I'm pretty excited about the switch.