Originally Posted by
Primitive Don
Point taken. I'm a stickler for keeping groups together (I have the same parts on my Lotus) but I do have a good pile of various Suntour stuff waiting for future projects, including the Cyclone you mentioned.
I too like matching groups... have collected a lot of 600 Arabesque and as soon as I get a non drive crank arm I will have another complete group plus a ton of spare bits.
the reason I have so much Arabesqure is because I keep setting bikes up with Suntour groups instead...
I do use an Arabesqe crank and brake levers on my 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport... it is gorgeous stuff.
Was really happy the other day as I matched up the VX group on my touring bike... the AR front d I was using was nice (as Suntour front derailleurs are) but the Vx I just installed is quite a few degrees better... I have a Vx GT in the rear and there is areason these are considered to be one of the finest touring derailleurs ever made.