zerogravitas Retro Guru Jan 15, 2025 #12 Derailleur next; The Exage front is a more modern replacement that will go in a drawer; I'll hunt down a 6100/600 to match the rear. The filth was pretty impressive. All apart. Ready for a bath in the ultrasonic cleaner. And after that + a lot of elbow grease. Almost there; I'll do a careful enamel paint fill to tidy up the logo engraving. And all done! A nicely made chunk of metal that led onto great things for Shimano - later 600 of course, then Ultegra and Deore!
Derailleur next; The Exage front is a more modern replacement that will go in a drawer; I'll hunt down a 6100/600 to match the rear. The filth was pretty impressive. All apart. Ready for a bath in the ultrasonic cleaner. And after that + a lot of elbow grease. Almost there; I'll do a careful enamel paint fill to tidy up the logo engraving. And all done! A nicely made chunk of metal that led onto great things for Shimano - later 600 of course, then Ultegra and Deore!