Originally Posted by
Loose Chain
To put a new 105 Black full group that I just happen to have on a Italian stallion Guerciotti SLX?
I have had better luck with Shimano 105 and 600 than frankly with equal Campy and I simply cannot spend 2,500 plus for Record and I don't like the way it looks and the 130mm rear spacing precludes vintage components without jury rigging a rear hub, woe is me.
You'd be in good company, first. Check out the lengthy thread on "retro roadies" which has dozens of examples of C&V denizens who have done exactly this.
Second, why would we think everyone who built up a new Guerciotti or other SLX frame used Italian? I know for a fact many did not. So it's plausible as an original config. Even back in the late '60s people were spending big bucks on, say, a Cinelli frame and lower-level or earlier components to get a fine-riding bike, but upgraded piecewise as time went on.
Besides, it's yours.