Originally Posted by
raria
Thank you to @
Elvo as well, but it doesn't simplify things for me. I'm more interested in what group to buy in: 1) close to $2k name branded big R&D budget or 2) close to $1k no name presumably low R&D budget.
The bike I posted would be in the middle of your budget but is a big name brand (just not the easiest to acquire in the US) with mostly Ultegra mech.