In the early 80's I ran into a period of real or relatively real poverty. About the only extravagance I could afford was a bike because they were practical while at the same time being sensuous. The more you rode your bike the more money you could save for other things. The bikes I most hungered for were the aero bikes that later came with the Shimano AX groupos or the aero Suntour version of it. Those tear drop tubes were so beautiful. Now the bad part is that the bikes were rare then and still rarer now. I have no idea if the aero tubing made for a lesser or a greater bike or if the groupos that later came with them even functioned as well as the standard stuff that we have on most of our restorations now. No one here talks much about those bikes even though some of the nicest examples were available in 1981 or 82. I don't see pictures posted, nor does anyone mention if the tube sets were in any way superior or worse.
Garth Libre in rainy Miami Fl.