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Cyclingnews 2004 Reader Poll Results
Best new product
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While small amounts of Shimano's Dura-Ace group were available in 2003, it's part of the company's 2004 equipment line-up, so we're going to slightly bend the rules and allow it to be eligible for our 'best new product' award. Given that it was far and away the most popular choice in this category it's not like we really have a choice! We've grouped together all votes for Dura-Ace, but quite a few went to the chainset, and it's the simplicity of the two-piece design that Shimano brought to the road for 2004 that seems to appeal.
Of course, what many of us would like is Dura-Ace features without the price tag, and in the last few weeks Shimano has started to ship the 2005 version of the Ultegra group, with most of Dura-Ace's features but in slightly heavier materials. Ultegra took third spot behind fizik's Arione saddle, another late 2003 introduction which continues to be popular for its comfort.
Results
Votes %ge 1 Shimano Dura-Ace 10 speed 122 16.5 2 fizik Arione saddle 52 7.0 3 Shimano Ultegra 10 speed 48 6.5 4 Look Keo pedal 21 2.8 5 SRM Dura-Ace cranks 19 2.6 6 Blood doping test 18 2.4 7 Compact Cranks 13 1.8 8 Zero Gravity brakes 12 1.6 8 Giro Atmos 12 1.6 10 Zipp 808 9 1.2 11 Polar S725 HR monitor 8 1.1 12 Zipp 202 7 0.9 12 Powertap SL 7 0.9 12 FSA Carbon Cranks 7 0.9 15 Livestrong band 6 0.8 15 Crank Bros Quattro pedals 6 0.8 15 Colnago C50 ultralight 6 0.8 15 Cannondale six13 6 0.8 19 Ridley X-Night 5 0.7 19 Oakley Thump 5 0.7 Total 741
