Originally Posted by Portis
I suppose it depends on your definition of "better." All I know is that my road bike is fairly light and has carbon fork and seat post and only cost $520 brand new. It's way better than most $1000 road bikes of 10 years ago. So you get twice the bike for half the money.
+1 Good one Portis, I like it when Shimano introduces a new gear set up or new brakes or shifters. That means I can upgrade to the other, recently outdated stuff for cheap.