The new ultegra looks good, same as DA but just not in same finish but I have heard Shimano are going to struggle to supply enough of it for the 05 season.
Been thinking of upgrading to an Ultegra for a long time now. I asked a LBS here and gave me a quote on the new Ultegra of about 1.6x the price of the old Ultegra - somewhere in the range of the 2003 Dura-Ace.
Another LBS said that the old Ultegra is still a good buy - hardly have any use for another cog anyways...
That's okay. All I want is a 16 cog on a 12-25 cassette and better shaped hood & lever ergos. My trusty crank & BB work just fine and I'll only fill one of my waterbottles 3/4 of the way full to make up for the weight difference
(at least the new crank has real chainrings instead of saw blades like the D/A)
The new ultegra looks good, same as DA but just not in same finish but I have heard Shimano are going to struggle to supply enough of it for the 05 season.