Every year there is supposed to be some invisible idea of levels based on price. Then magically it happens all over again next year, and the year after that, etc. I don't doubt that drop-down of tech actually happens, and that they get better, but it's funny to think just how much time some have put into trying to figure it out for a purchase at a specific point in time with no real knowledge of what the names and numbers really mean for a few years of riding.