Originally Posted by
TheBikeRollsOn
Yeah, like Scrod said, a lot of bike that are converted aren't really all that functional, I don't see MANY people converting bikes with STI brifters and nice component groups or anything. It's mostly old bikes with friction shifting that works for ****.
This is pretty functional... if functional means light and fast and really comfortable... the 531 frame and fork have a lot to do with that.
I have built up a lot of functional and utilitarian ss/fg bikes from readily available and nice frames... always follow a rule of not killing kittens and make sure the bike can be restored to a geared version if wanted.