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hear hear, but you confirm my point. shimano optimises and compensates its aesthtic choice of 4-arm design with beefier chainrings ( see tessalated ones on r7000)
The arms might be placed closer to stress areas, but as you say,that still makes the longer boltless section a thing to be adressed.
Shifting ramps and efficiency is another matter.

9000 is looking very dated now. 9100 will prevail.

Wrong

they're both very nice

It takes a special frame and a hhs connoisseur to know when to reach for the 9000 off the top shelf. When executed correctly it’s unrivalled.

A 9100 can be thrown onto any old frame.

HHSRococoBike

Indeed.

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Can you imagine the person who wrote that about this. That’s the type of person who appreciates 9000. You’re in good company.

Dura Ace 9000 has been boldly going where no one should ever go. imo.

Okay wow. This is must be another sit down / stand up topic.

You guys obviously stand up. And that’s totally cool.

It works very well on your bike, which is what you may be referring to in post #10255.

Never liked 9000, just looks like someone took a sander to some Metreas. Much prefer 9100/9200.

If it works better, it looks better

Like tri bikes? Or is this comment chainset specific?

You people are insane. 9000 is the bees knees. Any DA for that matter
Edit: I apologise for implying that DA 7900 is goodlooking. Totally forgot about that one.

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9200 looks like someone has been taking the hammer to some 9100

It also reminds me a lot of the evergreen 6800

you are a nightmare for the shimano innovation centre. they would like to erase 6800 from your mind.

TBH I’d love some 7800 in my life.

For the FC-9000 gang

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Was just about to post the same image of 7800.

I loved DA9000 and thought it was the best looking group so far. But I'm not sure anything will ever surpass the aesthetics of 7800.

When 9100 cranks came out it looked like Shimano thought
"Hey ya know those big thick ugly ass black campag cranks? Lets try make DA9100 look at least as bad."

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Really want a set of these. Stupid money though.

Came out 4 years after DA9000.

oh wow. if that had a ceramic speed rear mech then it's be a thread ender.

for your eyes

Why has somebody written Dura-Ace on those Alivio cranks?