Originally Posted by
Chris_in_Miami
You're preaching to the choir, believe me. Here's my 85 Voyageur SP, another good candidate for "poor man's Rivendell," one of my favorite bikes:
Great looking Soma, Gerv!
Seeing your bike I'm kind of wondering why I went for a new frame. The Soma was for my son, but I saw a beautiful Schwinn Prelude (late 80s) at the bike co-op last week and had a sudden vision of something roughly like yours.
Lot of nice details in your build too.... but one question: are those Pasela Tourguards? If yes, do you like them?