Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
i did consider but i have dura ace and love it. for $20. i hope it works. need new larger cassette so time will tell.
I assume it's the a aesthetics of the DA you want to keep. I totally get that. But the the XTR is the equivalent and looks nice. I use anything I can find, but usually shoot for XT or XTR for the higher end bikes. But Deore and SLX work fine.