Ah, memories. My first 'real' racing bike (very heavy, really old 531, which I bought off a guy who was 3 or 4" taller than me -- oops), which I put together in 1986, had 600, which was my first proper groupset. Before that I had cheap cro-mo bikes with bottom-rung Dia Compe brakes and other ****. Did anyone have a cheap SR quill stem? Eeew!
I still remember what I paid for most of the 600 parts, because I stared at them in the local shop's counter for months while I was saving up. The rear derailleur was $33, the front $27; pedals $43, and the cranks were $120. I can't remember how much the down-tube shifters, brakes and levers were. I think the brakes were around 40 bucks. How interesting! HA.
I ride with my heels in/toes out, so I dunno how I used to ride the cranks, coz the arms have bugger-all taper, if any.
I still remember what I paid for most of the 600 parts, because I stared at them in the local shop's counter for months while I was saving up. The rear derailleur was $33, the front $27; pedals $43, and the cranks were $120. I can't remember how much the down-tube shifters, brakes and levers were. I think the brakes were around 40 bucks. How interesting! HA.
I ride with my heels in/toes out, so I dunno how I used to ride the cranks, coz the arms have bugger-all taper, if any.