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Old 01-16-16 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
Other way around. "Golden Arrow" was never an official product designation; it just referred to the graphic, much like Deore XT has become known as "Deer Head."
Good example. Another is "600 Tri-Colour". The official designation is "600 Ultegra" even though Ultegra doesn't appear on the components. However the "tri-colour" nickname stuck because of the small three coloured bar that appeared on the components.
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