Originally Posted by datlas

I have a full 7400 groupset on my Alpine which I got in 1986 and it was my regular bike until 11 years ago. Worked amazingly well. The FD NEVER dropped a chain. Ever. The DT indexing was perfect. The 6 speed chain would last 10K miles or more. I think the "old school" top end groupsets were much so much more durable than the newer ones, which seem almost disposable in comparison. I still use this but it's been relegated to the trainer.

Yes, I know but still it's true.