Not a fresh build but a fair bit of custom work I did this summer... friend had a very nicely made Nishiki International and he wanted a 3 speed winter townie so fired up the torch. Added eyelets on the fork and frame, replaced the brake bosses up front, and built a custom rear rack before we powder coated it a nice shade of red.
It is a great riding bicycle and he loves it... he already owns 3 custom Arvons, one of which is the mother of all separable tandems which converts to a single longtail, has a child sized rear section and we are working on a triplet.
Think it turned out very nicely and is many times better than the similar offerings coming out of Taiwan and China and cost less to do this than to buy new even when you consider the hand built wheels..
Integrated rack is pretty simple and utilitarian...
