Dura-Ace 9000: Best Ever!
03-04-15, 09:14 AM
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Dura-Ace 9000: Best Ever!
03-04-15, 09:15 AM
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03-04-15, 09:26 AM
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Sounds about right. And I'm not even a Shimano user. The problem is, Ultegra is less than half the price of Dura Ace. And the Dura Ace crank is atrociously ugly.
03-04-15, 10:21 AM
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And then for minimal extra weight penalty over 6800 you can get 5800 for about $350-385 for full group and everything I've read has said they are all mechanically identical.
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03-04-15, 11:00 AM
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03-04-15, 11:44 AM
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Where does this article say that 6800 (or even 105) is less durable than 9000? I've always hear/assumed that Ultegra is the most durable because it's less weight-weenie built.
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I for one actually really like the look of the DA crank. At first I thought it was UGLY but it has grown on me and I wouldn't mind having one on my own bike.
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03-04-15, 02:01 PM
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It doesn't.
03-04-15, 02:57 PM
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Rode DA9000 and didn't like the ergos.
1. Campy
2. Sram Red 22
3. Force 22
4. Utegra (same performance as DA only 1/2 price)
5. DA9000
1. Campy
2. Sram Red 22
3. Force 22
4. Utegra (same performance as DA only 1/2 price)
5. DA9000
