Pictures of my Vista Aero Team with AX components:
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/
Jeff Archer
First Flight Bicycles
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<jfbender@umich.edu> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Cilo on eBay
> That's Shimano 600 AX, their "aero" phase of the late 70's and early 80's.
> The rear derailleur had a sort of indexing that was built into the
> derailleur body instead of the lever and if you think the rear derailleur
> cable routing is weird you should see the front up close. There is
probably
> no cable housing stop on the chainstay so you'd have to bolt or have it
> brazed on to use any other rear derailleur.The shifting was a weak point
in
> the group; I know devotees of the pedals and hubs. This frame with a
> noticeably longer top tube than seat tube may have been designed for the
AX
> crank/pedal system which puts the rider's foot about 2cm lower than a
> standard quill pedal when at the bottom of the pedal stroke. Ever see a
> Shimano road crank with a big hex nut in the pedal hole?
> That's the adaptor to use a standard 9/16" threaded pedal in the AX/EX
> crankarm.
> David Feldman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <jfbender@umich.edu>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:17 PM
> Subject: [CR]Cilo on eBay
>
>
> > Does anyone know about the components or the HT tubing on this decent
> > looking frame? It is all unfamiliar to me including the rear cable
> routing.
> >
> > http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Joe