What is the best groupset over the past 25 years (1998-2023) in your opinion?

For looks I like DA 7700. VFM/ If I was buying the groupset I'd go with 11 speed Athena.
 
Dura Ace 9000 is the best looking group Shimano will ever make imo. Trends will come & go & the polished silver might not always be bang on trend,, but it works so well, is nicely finished & looks unlike anything else Shimano have produced. A very successful group too in terms of race wins etc. IMG_20211020_151251_0~2.jpg
 
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Without a doubt Dura Ace 7800*
*and I have ridden everything; 600, 600EX, Nuovo Record, C-Record, Dura Ace 7400, 7700, 7800, 7900 Di2, Record 10, 11, Dura Ace 9000, 9100…
 
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New groupsets and parts are so much black because it's cheaper to paint than polish.

The brands and manufacturers pushed the black look heavily to keep costs down.

There's a bit of polished coming back in now as fashion changes and so black is starting to look a bit dull

- do you remember the period when almost every racing bike was white and red with black parts - god it was boring.
 
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