Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Those are some beautiful bikes... the 600 groups you have on the Trek is second generation and the later 600 rear derailleur is functionally superior to the first generation Arabesque which sets itself apart from later 600 groups by the lovely scroll work on the parts.
I am a fan of all the 600 groups and the one exception is that first generation rear derailleur which lacks some modern features like a b screw adjustment and it has a very weak spring so it does not have as good a service life as it's later counterparts but when it works it works beautifully. The Arabesque crank is a gem and I have a full group here waiting for something.
Thank you. They took some work to get like this, but it's been worth it. I've really come to remember why I love wrenching so much. This bike hobby of mine has taken up the time [and money] in the evening I used to spend in a bar. At least now I have something to show for it other than a hangover.
Somehow I've become a 600/ultegra collector this year, on top of these two I have the stowe with full tricolor and a mountain cycle with full 6500. One of these days I'll break into the 10speed groups and I'll be on my way to collecting them all.