Subject: RE: Bike Talk As Dave (rlysi) says, it is my understanding that Ultegra is spec-ed the same as DA, just with lighter (more expensive) materials. Unless you're at the point where shaving grams will enhance your performance, you're not going to see any improvements by upgrading to Dura Ace. You will have a lighter wallet, though. I'll admit I have a triple on my road bike, primarily because I ride Tahoe once a year. If I rode that terrain all the time I wouldn't need it, and if I didn't ride it at all I wouldn't need it. Because I train on nearly zero elevation gain, I want the lower gear. On "normal" (read "flat" ) terrain I never get off of my middle (42-tooth) chainring. On my tri bike, I'm just fine with the 53-39 chainring. Edited by the bear 2004-12-14 11:47 AM
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