This is actually my first "before and after" so I'm more excited about it than I might otherwise be in terms of the actual wow factor of the transformation.

And this was a surpise gift for my girlfriend for her bday and she loved it. So much, in fact, that she already used it as part of her morning commute this morning and was thrilled to cut her travel time in half. Always good to see someone get excited about being on a bike again.

1989 Bianchi Brava (or thereabouts).
Japanese-made model.

Updates...
From: super-short black quill stem
To: Silver 80mm quil stem

From: Avocet gel saddle with loose cloth
To: Selle Italia White Turbo saddle

From: Crappy old celste bar tape
To: Cinelli celeste cork tape

From: Suntour GPX brakes with sticky grey hoods
To: NOS Exage silver brakes with white hoods

From: Wellgo "I just flipped this bike" pedals
To: MKS Touring pedals with MKS chrome clips and white straps

From: Having wheel and front reflectors
To: Not having those

And then a lot of clean-up, rust removal and sealing with clear nail polish, and I made the wheels/tires all nice and shiny. There is still some road paint on the frame that is going to be a beast to get off. I tried in one place with some paint removal stuff but it started to strip the clear coat so I stopped.

Before







During the transformation


The Lemond Zurich is mine. Just hit about 6000 commuting/riding miles on it!



After






With the "night biking" options package added...