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Old 10-19-15, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rms13
Really? Most people want to pretend 10 speed never happened. The 11 speed stuff shifts much better (especially front deraileur which is night and day), ergonomics are much better and even if you dont like the 4 arm crank, I haven't met anyone that likes the 10 speed crank styling more. If OP needs wheels may as well go to 5800 at least. Its cheap and you can get quality 11 speed wheels cheap especially if your not concerned about weight
I'd personally take 5800 over any of the 10 speed groups, even 7900, but OP seems to be asking about which Shimano group in the pre-11 speed era was regarded as the best and the consensus on the forums back in the day seemed to be that 7800 was peerless for aesthetics and function.
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