Help me! Road Bike Part Grades for Dummies

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I had 2005 campy Centaur and I wasn't too happy. Maybe I'm too sold on Shimano. I didn't like the way it shifted. Chorus may be a better bet.

or SRAM force, which I use on my specialized transition pro '07 and on my k2 mod6.0 '06.

I really like the SRAM FORCE. Maybe Emily can chime in about the SRAM RIVAL.

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[VeloVT]

I just tried my new bike on a trainer for the first time. It has 2007 Ultegra and an Ultegra SL crankset (which might be '08? I bought a 2007 bike but had them swap out the cranks). The shifting is amazingly gorgeous. So fast and accurate and very light touch. I had 2004 Ultegra on my other bike and shifting to the big ring required a herculean shove, and, while accurate, was a little sluggish... This is so different. Highly recommended!!!

[PinkBike]

slipstream's felt f-1 bikes are full dura ace according to team mechanic damien shanks at the tour of california

[rij73]

slipstream's felt f-1 bikes are full dura ace according to team mechanic damien shanks at the tour of california

I just read somewhere that it's only the cassettes that are Shimano 105. Just the difference in cassette weight was enough to adjust their bikes for the UCI limit.

[alpinerabbit]

I just tried my new bike on a trainer for the first time. It has 2007 Ultegra and an Ultegra SL crankset (which might be '08? I bought a 2007 bike but had them swap out the cranks). The shifting is amazingly gorgeous. So fast and accurate and very light touch. I had 2004 Ultegra on my other bike and shifting to the big ring required a herculean shove, and, while accurate, was a little sluggish... This is so different. Highly recommended!!!

Kewl thanks for letting me know my choice was good

The price difference of Chorus vs. Ultegra SL, is after all, about a Factor of 1.8 (includes the hefty addition for Campy's carbon crankset)