Originally Posted by HillRider
Well, the Campy folks will be highly insulted but you aren't far off. Realistically, from a price point the pecking order is probably more like this:
Record (at the top all by itself)
Dura Ace
Chorus
Ultegra ----Centaur
105 --------Veloce
Mirage
Sora -------Xenon
Dura Ace and Record are both used by Pro teams with great success so the distinction is more of cost rather than functionality.
Agreed, but you forgot Tiagra. I would put as the equivalent of Mirage.