One of the main things I hate about new bikes is BLACK, Everything is BLACK... Well new DA parts are bluish grey and charcoal two tone, still boring as hell(and ridiculously pricey to boot). The laziness of making all components one color to save money is getting soooo old. Set a nice light blue metallic early eighties bike dripping in polished aluminum and a few chromed bits, next to a 2012 model in cleared carbon with stripes and the name brand tacked on 20 bazillion times, with full on black 105. Black bars, black headset, black cables, black hardware, black black black.. I will take the early 80's bike every time. It's simple elegance, where the new bike is just to look like some modern macho toughguy wannabe. Good looks are in the eye of the beholder, and I happen to think today many people behold something entirely different, based mostly on marketing hype. The beauty of bikes is long gone.,,,,BD