Thanks so much! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

I might upgrade the brakes sometime down the road as they don't offer quite as much stopping power as I'd like, despite fresh shoes & adjustment. They at least stop the bike now, but only by sitting reeeeeeeally close to the rim.


I've read a couple threads that say upgrading to "aero" levers can greatly improve vintage brakes; I've also heard it doesn't make much of a difference. I will miss the look of these, to be sure. I'll also regret the decrease in Shimano 600-ness of my groupset. I love it.


I even purchased these NOS shifters on eBay; previous owner had "upgraded" to crappy stem shifters. Again, I liked the look, but also IMHO downtube shifters > stem.