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Old 10-30-05, 06:06 PM
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HillRider
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It's mostly cost and finish and a small weight difference. I believe the functionality is nearly identical. The warranty on Dura Ace is longer if that's a consideration. So is the snob appeal. It's your money so you have to decide.

One mechanical difference is that the Dura Ace 10-speed hubs are strictly 10-speed. Nothing else will fit. Ultegra 10-speed hubs will accept 9 and 8-speed cassettes also.

If it were someone else's money, I'd go for Dura Ace. For my own money it's Ultegra.

I recall reading a similar question on the difference between Record and Chorus on a Campy site. The moderator's take was; "Record is 'Pretentious Man's' Chorus." I think this is a similar choice.
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