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Cheers chaps.
Spec...and my train of thought so far,
Mavic would be cool, but where do I find good condition cranks, rings, rear mech and front mech, and matching hubs...? If anyone has these items hidden away, I would love to hear from you...?
Campag I think would feel a little too much like the Roberts Stratos.
Suntour, I have a group with wheels built and have seriously contemplated using it for this build, but after some serious thought and with another project in the wings I think I will hold the Suntour back for the next project. the reason will become apparent when I post up the build thread.
I have thought about running some Egg rings, but where do I find them...?
Shimano I guess would be the obvious choice, as it is easily bought and easily replaced, and given the age of the bike, it does boarder on things like, clipless pedals or toeclips and straps, thumbshifters or STI units..?
I almost don't want to spec XTR, my reason for this is not so much cost and availability, but more that this model just (and by a small margin) pre dates the D.O.N.K.I.S N.O.B, which was to become the flagship frame which was also displayed around the shows with the then new XTR component set.
I guess a road tube 653 E-Stay would suit XT well, I would feel I would let the frame quality down a little by spec'ing DX if im honest.
So in the event of not being able to buy a Mavic Group with Egg Rings, the Question remains Black or Silver, Toe Clips and Straps or Clipless, Rapid Fire or Thumbies....?
I could for Nostalgia do what so many of us did when waiting for new supplies of Shimanos Revered STI units to become available, and that's Run the XT thumbshifters underneath the handlebar....? (not overly efficient but of its time on the race circuit back then).