would you buy Dura Ace if...
12-06-08, 12:21 AM
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Just to be different than everyone else - get the SL. 
12-06-08, 02:07 AM
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I'd get a SRAM rival groupset for $585.50 after the live.com discount, or get a force groupset with red cranks at the same cost as you're spending on DA.
12-06-08, 07:24 PM
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12-06-08, 09:06 PM
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with the difference only being $149 i smell something fishy... 690 for ultegra sl is kinda on the high side, and 839 whatever for dura ace seems too low, as if they are not providing the dura ace crankset? but perhaps a cheaper one.. but you should just get an ultegra group for 500.. dura ace if you actually take the $690 offer as a serious one.
12-06-08, 09:25 PM
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with the difference only being $149 i smell something fishy... 690 for ultegra sl is kinda on the high side, and 839 whatever for dura ace seems too low, as if they are not providing the dura ace crankset? but perhaps a cheaper one.. but you should just get an ultegra group for 500.. dura ace if you actually take the $690 offer as a serious one.
Unless it's from a North American dealer/seller. Then it's weird.
Ultegra SL is also newer. Newer stuff costs more.
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...you don't race but ride club rides and when you were buying a new group for a new bike you could get an 8 piece DA 7800 group for $839 delivered and an 8 piece Ultegra SL group for $690? Is there $149 worth of bling there? Both groups are NIB. So..... would ya rather********** At these blow out prices is DA still "No race no Dura Ace"?
To be honest I've already made my decision and I honestly don't care what ne of you here really think since we will more than likely never meet and if we did I wouldn't get all swooning and weak in the knees. I'm just curious. ...and bored on a Friday evening when I would normally be running on the tread mill or riding the trainer except that my back is out today so I'm just trolling around on BF.
To be honest I've already made my decision and I honestly don't care what ne of you here really think since we will more than likely never meet and if we did I wouldn't get all swooning and weak in the knees. I'm just curious. ...and bored on a Friday evening when I would normally be running on the tread mill or riding the trainer except that my back is out today so I'm just trolling around on BF.
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I race with Sora. If I could afford DA, you bet I'd get it! As it is, I replace parts of my groupset with shimano 105 whenever they fail (so far, brakes and crankset). Occasionally my wife berates me for getting unnecessary bike parts... But the brakes were rubbish!
