Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
I certainly couldn't tell. The only DA I have is 7800 and I can't tell it from 6600 in use. I just thought it looked better! I did have some 7900 shifters that were junk, first gen with shift cables under the tape. I got 8000 the last time I bought a group and at the time the DA premium was only $500 or so.
Thanks! For some reason, no one in the last thread wanted to come out and say that the non-weight issues were really esthetics and cachet. I think those are perfectly good reasons to buy what you want but I think some of the people on the last thread were afraid to say they really couldn't "feel" a difference.