Originally Posted by JWHenry

I have been watching this thread for sometime now and I have got my bike finally built up. Its a 80's Lugged steel frame Soma Cosmopolitan converted to 700C with Panaracer RiBMo 700x32c, new fork and longer reach calipers. It has a blackburn front low rider rack and a bell rack out back for the Nashbar waterproof panniers. I replaced the stem with an adjustable one and new handlebars and brake levers. Drivetrain consists of a Shimano Alivio rear derailleur, Sora front triple a Sugino Triple crank and Shimano Ultegra 8 speed bar end shifters. I carry an On Guard D lock a small tool kit with spare tire and CO2 inflator plus a Topeak Turbo Morph G frame pump as a back up. Right now I use it for commuting back and forth to work, I have a Magicshine 900 lumen headlight with a Planet Bike Superflash for the rear, Planet Bike Hardcore fenders with Cascadia mud guards and a ESGE double kickstand. I like this set up and hope to do a few tours on it.