So, after losing a fight with a curb and ending up with this:


I went on the hunt for a replacement frame. Unfortunately in the PNW in the middle of summer, finding a lugged steel frame my size is difficult, and the best I could come up with was this:


A trip to the powder-coater, and some hunting on CL later it was on the right track:


Deciding to go for a more classic look, I ditched the bullhorns and tracked down some Nitto Randonee bars:



Getting closer... but now the carbon cranks looked weird, so I manged to track down a set of Campy Chorus cranks for a song:

(crappy iPhone camera shot, but it's the only one I've got)

That's the most recent pic I have. Currently the bike is set up as a single speed using a 10 speed/freehub wheelset with a single speed kit that I crammed between the chain-stays. If I like it enough I'll build up a nice set of wheels with a rear flip/flop and the correct hub-spacing, if not she'll just go back to being a neat vintage geared bike.

edit: Forgot to mention in case anyone was wondering, the original bike (wrecked) was (as near as I can tell) an '84 Trek 460, it had already been painted purple by the time I got it. The replacement bike is a 1986 (?) Schwinn Super Sport.