Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Just thinking about building up a new road bike for next season. Money no object build but....
I'm really struggling to see any point in going for a top tier groupset i.e. DuraAce/Red Etap/Super Record. They just don't seem to offer any advantage remotely in proportion to their extra cost over second or even third tier groups.
Other than vanity and a few pointless gram savings, is there any point?
I've ridden low end Shimano groups, Ultrega and for the last 20 years a DuraAce 7400 8 Speed group. Ten years ago I was averaging 1,000 miles a month in California. I am not even close to that these days, but still riding the
same DA group. Set up properly I would take the DA 7400 group over anything I have ever used. The group is hanging on an old Red, White and Blue TREK 770 Pro 531c frame that I would not trade for anything.
Chuck