Shimano di2 groupsets from aliexpress

[Rebel_Yell]

What have your all in costs been, and to what region?
I'm finding it hard to stomach the prices shown on Ali for these groups.

Purchased both during sales with coupons.

105 mechanical was $485 usd all in
Di2 Ultegra was $1030 all in with no chainrings. Price on the 8170 system does seem to be up about $150 or so.

All of this was to Southern USA. 

[hubba]

Just bought a M8250 upgrade kit for 350€ from anrancee including duty free shrimping, will report once it arrives (current best price in EU is around 500€)

How do you get duty free shipping? Or do you mean you pay duties when it arrives? I'll need that upgrade kit too at some point.

[maxpet]

How do you get duty free shipping? Or do you mean you pay duties when it arrives? I'll need that upgrade kit too at some point.

Should be YFH shipping with anrancee

[JensenMacD]

What have your all in costs been, and to what region?
I'm finding it hard to stomach the prices shown on Ali for these groups.

I found ordering in batches maximizes the applicable discounts, even when shipping is calculated in. Generally the total groupset cost is well beyond the threshold to hit the top discount. Prices in CAD but regardless of currency, there should be savings. Prices used are what I would have paid for the mini group set versus what I actually paid. Plus you can then spread the cost out over time. A little easier to stomach?

At least for me in Canada, I cannot get a mini groupset here. I would have to buy a full groupset and is way more expensive. Note the only difference is I went with 105 calipers because everything I could find points to no real difference fromUltegra.

[Serge_K]

I found ordering in batches maximizes the applicable discounts, even when shipping is calculated in. Generally the total groupset cost is well beyond the threshold to hit the top discount. Prices in CAD but regardless of currency, there should be savings. Prices used are what I would have paid for the mini group set versus what I actually paid. Plus you can then spread the cost out over time. A little easier to stomach?

At least for me in Canada, I cannot get a mini groupset here. I would have to buy a full groupset and is way more expensive. Note the only difference is I went with 105 calipers because everything I could find points to no real difference fromUltegra.

You mean that you found it cheaper to order individual groupset bits from these sellers, instead of buying the mini groupset as one item, right? Kind of crazy that the shifters cost 600$. Shimano di2 is so wildly overpriced. And yet ltwoo sucks so much ass that it's only a matter of time until i switch to shimano...
Thx for sharing the xls.

[JensenMacD]

You mean that you found it cheaper to order individual groupset bits from these sellers, instead of buying the mini groupset as one item, right? Kind of crazy that the shifters cost 600$. Shimano di2 is so wildly overpriced. And yet ltwoo sucks so much ass that it's only a matter of time until i switch to shimano...
Thx for sharing the xls.

Correct ordering the parts individually. But make sure you try to group the items from the same seller when/where possible while. There are some discounts on shipping when you bundle from the same seller, since they can box parts together. The shifters were DG Riding and the rest was Anrancee. At face value, ordering individually is more expensive. However when being able to use more coupons, the discounts lead to more savings.

[FrostedDyslexia]

I ended up ordering from Yiwu Donglue since they have the entire groupset without rotors. UPS express saver shipping for faster shipping.

will update how it goes

The Ultegra Di2 groupset arrived today. The set is complete as far as I can tell. No rotors of course.
Oh, and it came with the external cables (EW-SD300) instead of the internal version with the anti rattle stuff (EW-SD300-I) as pictured. Doesn't matter to me. I will use foam lining anyway. 

Everything appears to be genuine. On first connection attempt I got a 'battery low'-error. After charging, I was able to connect via app, registered the shifters and everything works fine. Haven't updated the RD firmware yet. I figured I'll continue to let it charge first to prevent any issues.

Timeline

• 27th August: Order placed
• 31st August: Label created
• 2nd September: Package handed to UPS
• 3rd September: Arrived in Germany, Duties charges via UPS
• 4th September: Delivered

So from order placed to delivery it took exactly 8 days with the longest time being the seller preparing the package for shipment.

UPS charged me an additional ~21€.

[redpx]

I ordered a 105 Di2 Groupset from Anrancee Cycling Store and after the purchase someone from Anrancee wrote me trough Whatsapp that he can offer me a better price trough PayPal Payment.

Is this legit ?
 

[BeR]

I ordered a 105 Di2 Groupset from Anrancee Cycling Store and after the purchase someone from Anrancee wrote me trough Whatsapp that he can offer me a better price trough PayPal Payment.

Is this legit ?

Yes, legit. Two groupsets ordered from them.

[Serge_K]

I ordered a 105 Di2 Groupset from Anrancee Cycling Store and after the purchase someone from Anrancee wrote me trough Whatsapp that he can offer me a better price trough PayPal Payment.

Is this legit ?

That's potentially amazing. Would you mind confirming exactly what the "group" you re buying includes? I would consider dealing via whatsapp w them directly and ordering that way, like i do with many Chinese sellers by now.
$755 all in is 655 EUR. That's very competitive.

Edit. as per redpx response, the group includes shifters, FD RD battery cables crankset & cassette. Which makes that price almost in line with ltwoo electronic, at which point it would be criminal to order ltwoo...

Please let us know if the ultegra shifter swapperoo is an option, because that would be perfection.

[redpx]

Sure

I was ordering this set. So all in for 755USD.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Exln5xC

I also ask him to change the shifters for the ultegra ones. He say it’s possible but I am waiting on reply for the price.

Edit❗️
I was able to configure everything exactly the way I wanted. I also added the two CL-800 brake rotors and the Ultegra shifters. The total came to $892, which I think is a really good deal.

My order is:

1. R7100 Crankset 170 mm, 50-34T
2. R7100 Cassette 11-36T
3. ST-R8170 + BR-R7170 with L05A pads
4. CN-M7100 Chain
5. RD-R7150 Rear Derailleur
6. FD-R7150 Front Derailleur
7. Di2 BT-DN300 Battery
8. Di2 Charging Cable EW-EC300
9. 2× Di2 Electric Wire EW-SD300
10. TL-EW300 Tool
11. 2× CL800 160 mm Brake Rotors

Really happy with the setup, especially considering what’s included.

[maxpet]

Sure

I was ordering this set. So all in for 755USD.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Exln5xC

I also ask him to change the shifters for the ultegra ones. He say it’s possible but I am waiting on reply for the price.

Edit❗️
I was able to configure everything exactly the way I wanted. I also added the two CL-800 brake rotors and the Ultegra shifters. The total came to $892, which I think is a really good deal.

My order is:

1. R7100 Crankset 170 mm, 50-34T
2. R7100 Cassette 11-36T
3. ST-R8170 + BR-R7170 with L05A pads
4. CN-M7100 Chain
5. RD-R7150 Rear Derailleur
6. FD-R7150 Front Derailleur
7. Di2 BT-DN300 Battery
8. Di2 Charging Cable EW-EC300
9. 2× Di2 Electric Wire EW-SD300
10. TL-EW300 Tool
11. 2× CL800 160 mm Brake Rotors

Really happy with the setup, especially considering what’s included.

Best bang for your buck groupset if paired with a lightweight cassette and cranks