The frame is still in the original box. Next week I am going to treat it with Weigle frame saver which I have and than start my conversion. I will be putting downtube shifters on this project and either Nitto stems or Velo Orange. Velo Orange seems to be out of a lot of parts lately which I will probably go with the Nitto Quill. The albatross bars take 25.4 stem diameter so I will shop for that. I am old school as I do not like unthreaded forks or stems. I am leaning towards the 650b as I have another bicycle with 700c wheels which I could always change to. I need a grocery getter right so I think I will go the 650b route.