Originally Posted by
smd4
When I first saw the 7800 cranks, that’s when I knew Dura Ace would never be as classy as the previous versions. They haven’t proven me wrong in the years since. The black rear derailleurs look like something off the Batmobile.

It is even worse with the br 9000 rim brakes or the very last Dura Ace derailleur which looks like an XTR shadow derailleur . When Dura Ace lost its polish glossy finish for something dark and not really Dura Ace like, it is where it went wrong.