Originally Posted by
Trakhak
A Shimano-graveyard-centered Eroica-like C&V ride would be something to see. Off the top of my head, there'd be Pitch 10, Direction 6, Rapid Rise, DynaDrive, and Biopace bikes, some with Flight Deck. Maybe the various generations of Front-Freewheeling Systems and Positron, too.
I spent quite a bit of time, thinking about whether to build up a bike with Dura Ace AX, but in the end, I wasn't sure I would ride it much. But I do have a number of bikes with Shimano from the 80s and 90s. I really like the indexed DT shifters, though not as much as the ST-7400 STIs.