After cracking my plastic d/t shifter this past week, I had the good fortune of receiving a set of shimano barcons for free! So my project today will be installing those, swapping out the AVA stem for a "non death stem" and replacing (not throwing out) my plastic Simplex rear D/R w/ a Suntour Superbe Sport. Also in the plans are a set of double walled Araya rims w/ high flange Normany hubs (off my Ross Gran Tour). Once everything is done I'll post some pics. Eventually I plan on replacing the front D/R w/ something a bit more "modern", but for now it works. If anyone has a square taper french BB let me know.... it's on my wish list