Originally Posted by Kimmo

It's mostly the crankset when it comes to the aesthetics of a group, and 9000, 7800 and maybe 6800 are the exceptions that prove the rule that Shimano have forsaken beauty after the 9s era.

The anodising on 9100 is pretty damn flash, but damn, the form of their bits is so arbitrary these days. Less obvious styling wank and more organic forms dictated purely by function please.