Groupset cascade

Equipment
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I’m in a bit of an odd situation. I recently crashed my Tri bike and have decided not to replace it; I’m done with triathlon training now. However, the bike has a Dura-Ace 12-speed Di2 groupset on it.

I have two other bikes:

Giant Propel (Ultegra 12-speed Di2)

Giant Revolt (GRX 12-speed mechanical)

I’m considering a “groupset cascade”: moving the Dura-Ace to the Propel, shifting the Ultegra Di2 to the Revolt, and then buying a new gravel frame (like a Mason Bokeh) for the leftover mechanical GRX components.

My logic is that the Propel becomes the summer bike, the Revolt becomes the winter/commuter, and the Bokeh handles the gnarlier gravel/bikepacking—though I admit the Revolt is that bike!

I know I’ll need new shifters and a few small parts for the Dura-Ace road conversion, but I’m torn. Should I go through with the swap, or just sell the Dura-Ace TT groupset as is?

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I can only answer for me. I don’t think there’s anything to be gained by replacing the Ultegra with the Dura Ace, but there are some differences depending the specific versions, so there might be some benefit, IDK. If not signifcant, I’d sell it. I like mechanical so would stick with it on the Revolt. That leaves the new bike a clean sheet. I’d try to buy it built with the groupset I happened to fancy at the moment.

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I agree with @Saddlesaur, that is a lot of work to get maybe 100 - 150 grams of weight savings. Outside of bling factor I wouldn’t bother.

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It’s a fair point. I’m just worried I might regret selling the Dura Ace!