Originally Posted by
trail_monkey
It is a tange crmo frame and a tange mangalloy fork. Gearing is a 42/52 front and a 13-28 rear. I contemplated the new free wheel cause I thought I should have a bailout gear but I think I am going to stick with the factory gearing especially since it is all in such good shape. I already cleaned and repacked the bb, both wheels, and the headset so it is ready to rock n roll.
One of those Megarange 14-24 + 34 freewheels will cost you around $15 with shipping. It's an inexpensive way to play with it and see if that's what you want/need. You can ALWAYS put the stock freewheel back on, or put it back on.
Again, you'll probably need a different RD to get on and off the 34.
How are the brakes? I have/had 600 Arabesque stuff and found the brakes to be... lacking. But pretty.
The Golden Arrow stuff is neat looking, but IMO- Suntour stuff was just THAT much better than most any Shimano stuff at that period of time. If'n it were me, I'd get some slick Suntour ratcheting shifters, a Cyclone MII GT derailleur set, some styley Gran Compe brakes and levers...
