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
These days you could say that ultegra 10 and DA 10 have the same relationship in shimano as Chorus/record do in the Campy lineup.
Ultegra 9/105 have the same relationship in the Shimano heirarchy as centaur/veloce have in the Campy scheme of things.
Which is better? That's apples to oranges.
I like the Campy levers better, but that's a personal thing. I have ultegra 9 now, but when I move to Campy it will be chorus levers with centaur derailleurs ( I did some research on getting the best quality for the money with Campy gear and that's what I came up with)