Didn’t even know this was in the works. SIAP.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/tech/2009/features/shimano_launch_new_ultegra09
they say it has "increased levels of perfection " … i guess it’s more perfecter?
If the pricing is anything close to Ultegra SL this will be phenomenal. The 7900 DA stuff is so outrageously priced for most of us, it would be fantastic to see a reasonably priced groupset that included a lot of the functionally important pieces (hidden cables) with a bit more weight and a much lower price.
Wonder what the compatibility will be with the 6600 stuff? Might be time to stock up…
Excellent news…now the prices for the old groups will drop enough for me to buy them for all my old bikes. Upgrade time.