What can the old Shimano 600 groupset compared to now?
09-24-05, 02:12 AM
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What can the old Shimano 600 groupset compared to now?
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Read the title. What do you think? Can it still be Ultegra?
Read the title. What do you think? Can it still be Ultegra?
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Did anyone get my question? Sorry if you did not. I was asking, can the old Shimano 600 (now named Ultegra since 1998) be compared to any groupsets of today? If so, which one? Can anyone tell me about their performance?
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How old is 'old'? Can my downtube friction shifting 6 speed Shimano 600 compare to my new brifter equipped index shifting 10 speed Ultegra? Uh....no. On the other hand, if the Ultegra proves as durable and reliable as the 600, I won't be replacing it in THIS lifetime.
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EVERONE gets your question, I think. We just all think that the 600 stuff performs as well as modern Ultegra. Different? Sure, absolutely. But well-maintained 600 IMO is going to shift just as well as Ultegra, if you're not too dependant on brifters... and it's a hell of a lot less stealable, which means I can ride 600 on my commuter, where if I parked an Ultegra bike on the street all day, it wouldn't last a week.
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Originally Posted by brokenrobot
EVERONE gets your question, I think. We just all think that the 600 stuff performs as well as modern Ultegra. Different? Sure, absolutely. But well-maintained 600 IMO is going to shift just as well as Ultegra, if you're not too dependant on brifters... and it's a hell of a lot less stealable, which means I can ride 600 on my commuter, where if I parked an Ultegra bike on the street all day, it wouldn't last a week.
