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Originally Posted by woodworker
I've had both. I've been riding the 12 speed Chorus for around a year. It's an improvement over the 11 speed Chorus. Shifting I think is a bit better, particularly at the rear. The 12 speed just works really well, and the Chorus pricing is really reasonable. I don't see any reason to stick with 11.
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there are actually a few reasons to stick with 11.
1 and most important, cheap cassettes. Can get 105 and ultegra cassetes for cheap and in tons of different gearing. With 12 you need special 12 speed cassettes from campy that cost $$$$
2 wheelsets - a lot of people running campy have wheels with shimano freehubs, because easier to find and the above reason. Having to get a campy freehub on some wheels is going to cost extra $$$
and final, 12 speed is ugly. The RD is aweful looking and the crank is not much better. Can get away with an old 11 speed crank but have to stick with the less appealing RD.
However you are right, price for 11 speed is getting ridiculous that I would considering going 12.