DA-7800 vs Record pricing

Richard-<< Greetings! Looking through catalogs, I see that, except for
derailleurs
and _carbon_ cranks, the price of DA7800 is much higher than for Record.
Examples include crank/bb's - $450 for DA, $340 for Record; control levers
- $450 for DA, $300 for Record; hub pairs - $300+ for DA, about $220 for
Record, >><BR><BR>

But once you add the more expensive things of Record, like a $125 front der and
an almost $250 rear der...they get more even.

BUT when looking at the materials of DA..I don't see why a set of 7800 levers
are $450 or the crank is $400+...for plastic and aluminum...

I bet that some bike manufacturers are still reselling 7800 stuff. We jiust got
a bunch of stuff from Security in plastic bags, somethig that I though was a
no-no...

PLUS 6500 stuff is almost non-existent right now..I wonder if shimano has
already abandoned 6500 for the 10s stuff...due out September?? can't wait to
see the price of that. I'm guessing about $1200 for a 6600 group-or whatever
they are gonna label it.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
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