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Originally Posted by mhespenheide
I take your whole point and I don't want to argue with you, but I might amend that to say "fancier" rather than higher quality. I don't know that ultra-aero bikes with integrated cabling and "lovely clean lines" are necessarily higher quality.
I do wholeheartedly agree that there is a quality increase over time in the sense that R7000 "105" is solidly better than 7400 Dura Ace. The quality of each specific group has increased.
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For sure, individual preferences may differ, and not everybody values things like aerodynamic performance. Here "quality" is basically a catch-all for things that people, on average, are willing to pay more for. I think it is uncontroversial that there is a segment of the market willing to pay more for aerodynamic tube shapes.