Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
If 126, Shimano tri-color is a nice bullet proof 7 speed group though the brifters are harder to come by sometimes.
Brifters weren't made for 7 speed. The Dura-Ace STI levers big debut at the 1990 TdF. Officially came out to the public a year later. Ultegra got the brifters a year or two after along with moving to 130mm spacing with 8 speed.