Originally Posted by
4Rings6Stars
I have a 600 arabesque group sitting in a box right now. It's pretty but I would ride cyclone or superbe over it any day. I keep the group thinking I'll find a pretty Japanese frame to hang it on some day. I also have a nuovo record rd that I keep just because it is so beautiful and because it represents an era of beautiful lugged road bikes to me.
I've always been a fan of suntour more than shimano stuff but I like the 600 EX arabesque stuff and I also have a partial group (derailleurs, cranks, brake calipers) that I've had sitting around waiting to get used on something too.
The other vintage shimano group that I like a lot is the first generation blue/green "Deore Touring Ensemble"