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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Pylon - I found this dérailleur hierarchy list - would you agree for the most part?
For MTB
Acera entry; 24-speed, great braking and shifting impressive function, great price
Alivio active; 24-speed, great braking and shifting, stylish looks improved shifters, sleeker shapes, less weight
Deore enthusiast; 27-speed, great braking and shifting, light sweet parts and price
Deore LX sport; 27-speed, sweet braking and shifting, lighter, fine finish, durable nearly XT shifting and braking
Deore XT race; 27-speed, lighter, great braking and shifting, beautiful, more durable works nearly as well as XTR
XTR pro; 27-speed, superlight, phenomenal braking and shifting and ultra durable world's lightest and highest tech off-road parts group
For ROAD
Campagnolo
Mirage entry-level; double or triple w/9 cogs fine function; some steel parts
Veloce enthusiast-level; double or triple w/9 cogs nice function; less steel; better finish
Daytona serious-level; double or triple w/9 or 10 cogs most affordable 10-speed group
Chorus race-level; double or triple w/9 or 10 cogs almost Record quality and finish
Record pro-level; double or triple w/9 or 10 cogs world's lightest group
Shimano
Sora entry-level; double or triple w/8 cogs some steel; shifts and brakes great
Tiagra enthusiast-level; double or triple w/9 cogs less steel; more interchangeability
105 serious-level; double or triple w/9 cogs great price; hollow crankarms
Ultegra 600 race-level; double or triple w/9 cogs almost D-A quality; hollow arms
Dura-Ace pro-level; double or triple w/9 cogs Lance's group; superlight
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This is old. Dura-ace hasn't done triples in a few years...I don't think you can get a triple in ultegra either. We now have what is called a compact crankset. A regular crankset is 54/42 and a compact crank is 50/30. (some groupos offer slight variations of these). Compact cranks are awesome if you have hills to tackle. Also the rear cassette for Dura-Ace and Ultegra is 10 cogs...(I'm not sure about 105 and below. Lance uses Sram now.
Oh, almost forgot, Shimano Di2. THis is electronic duraace. pretty sweet. I've tried it, and it's the smoothest shifting you'll find.
Sram Road
Apex - entry level
Rival - serious level
Force - Race -Level
Red - Pro Level - Lances
What's new in mountain biking? double-cranksets and 10 speed cassettes
Shimano has two new xtr's, XTR race and XTR trail in this. The difference is the gearing for what you are doing. XTR trail would have an easier setup for climbing.
Sram offers this as well in most of their groupos as well as the standard triple cassette with a 9-speed cassette.
SRAM MTB
x-7 - entry level
x-9 - serious
x0 - race
xx - pro