Originally Posted by
ivan_yulaev
Good luck! Let me know if you find an affordable NOS source.
Well, I didn't want to go over budget, so I might not be buying all of kaliayev's components at
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...700-Components ; I'm probably just going to settle for the RD: IIRC, that, along with the brifters, are the 'complex parts' that're going to see the most action, so I definitely don't want to skimp on those.
Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
If you're talking NOS, it will definitely be an improvement. If it's very lightly used stuff, it will likely be an improvement. If it's a 10+year old groupset that's been used for 10+ years, you're likely down grading.
Well, when I first embarked on this little project of mine, all I wanted to do was get away from the thumb shifters, so I didn't care so much for NOS, so when a BD roadie says "used but still working well" and sells it for a good price, I'll jump at it just to get that objective done.
Thing is, after surfing over stuff like ebay and CL, it hit me that the 6500 and 7700 series were exactly what I was looking for. I'm well-aware of the age of the groupsets and I've accepted the risks that come with it. I did the math and found that there's no way I could afford all NOS (even minus the brifters), so I'm aiming for lightly-used.
I'm just hoping that this doesn't blow up in my face.