Originally Posted by
wgscott
Thanks again for the advice. I hadn't realized you had a second career as a dentist.
Yeah, it was a bit indulgent, but Shimano had a S-Tec (online mechanic training program) flash sale, and the bike isn't full Dura Ace.. It was going to be my last big purchase before leaving the bike industry, before we (kinda on a whim) moved to Mt Shasta where the cost of property and general cost of living was more amenable to a job as a mechanic. The dynohub laced to carbon rims is also a little silly, particularly on a boat anchor of a Surly frame. I like building nice wheels?
Really R7000 or better feels pretty similar, but it's night-or-day better than the Sram Force 1 on my road ebike, and also pretty noticeably better than some of the lower end non series Shimano road hydraulic setups. Campy hydraulic also is pretty fantastic.