I don’t think anyone is going to argue against you regarding diminishing returns, the higher you go the more expensive gains get and the smaller they are. It just comes down to perception of value: for me Ultegra does everything I need at a lower cost than Dura Ace with minimal drawbacks (weight mostly) so I stick with Ultegra. Frame wise, he higher modulus frames are stiffer and lighter which DOES affect feel and the ride more than say Ultegra vs DA, so I’m willing to spend more for a higher tier frame and keep running Ultegra. If I had enough in the bank to buy DA and not think twice, I’d buy it even though the value isn’t great, just because it’s satisfying to know you have the best that is available. Right now I just can’t afford to do that
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