Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
If the rest of the bike sports 600, why not go with 600?
Do you have a co-op in your area? Or check ebay. Whatever you get, clean it up and overhaul the wheels. You can often polish any road rash. I've painted 600 tri-color ones before, and they look like relatively new.
yes, it's 600. i guess i want to change it because i don't really care about keeping it "original," just want to keep it sort of period-correct looking to some degree. also, the piece of the derailleur that broke off where the set-screw goes in appears to be pot metal, and i think another one could just break. the deore xt and dura ace stuff seems to have stronger looking parts.