Originally Posted by
patentcad
I would never go below Ultegra on a high end frame and I really don't get any of this. That being said, I am really very impressed with the Ultegra 6700 stuff on my new Scott, I've been riding only Dura Ace for 20 years. No compromise in quality, function or appearance in the new Ultegra group. A few grams heavier perhaps. But 6700 appears to deliver maximum value in a mid priced group.
I agree, all around (except that I had been riding Dura Ace for just a few years).
After we left, even my (non-riding) wife said, "Why didn't you say something?" It was amazing to see such lust-worthy framesets defiled by attachment to entry-level components. Like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa -- and about twenty of your other favorite masterpieces.
OTOH, the sales attention was PERFECT in this place. Three or four different guys asked me or my wife if they could help us. Once we said that we were just looking, they left us alone. When they saw us leaving, they said something. Uncommonly good judgment in that regard.