Originally Posted by alraicercsu
The way I have always been explained campy vs. shimano is that the two are offset. Record then DA then chourus then Ultegra and so on and so forth. so with that said I would go with the DA. but really it should be the rest of the bike that is the deciding factor. its easy to make a good frame better its much harder to make a bad frame better
For $2000-$2500. I'd take the best frame I could get (with the geometry to my liking etc) and go with 105 and some decent wheels.
Translation: Frame is the most important. Just my opinion.