Shimano 600

Shimano 600 is ultegra as far as I recall, 500 is 105, 400 is tigara, 300 is sora.

"Steven Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi, I collect old balloon bicycle, mostly Schwinn's from the 1930 to 1960. I just pick up a
Schwinn Paramount that I think is from the early 90's. I also can across a new set of wheels that
have never been on a bike. I have a couple of questions I need answered. The Paramount has Shimano
500 brakes and deraillers, and the rims have Shimano 600 hubs. What my question is, what are those
parts equal to today? Are they Shimano 105 or Ultegra? Thanks, Steve

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Shimano 600 is ultegra as far as I recall,

More or less, though it's getting hard to make these comparisons as Ultegra develops. IMO current
Ultegra is a far better group that the last couple of versions of 600.

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500 is 105,

If memory serves there were three 'Exage' groups in the early/mid-90s which all sat below 105 in the
range, Exage 500, 400 and 300. They really don't have equivalents in the current range, as they were
all quite cheap and nasty.