Originally Posted by balrog687

This is my old-school dream setup for touring-commuting

Reynolds 953 Frame and Fork
Phil Wood touring cassette hub 36 holes
Mavic A719 rims 36 holes
Wheelsmith butted spokes
Brooks B17 Saddle
Schwalbe marathon mondial 700×42 folding tire
Tubus Cosmo rear rack / Ortlieb office bag
Sugino Alpina 2 crank (48/36/24)
Paul touring canti brakes and brake levers
Chris king sealed steel-headset
Velo Orange touring pedals (sealed)
Shimano Ultegra bar-end shifters
Shimano Ultegra frond and rear derraileur
Shimano ultegra 11-28 cassette
KMC 10 speed chain
Nitto randonneur handlebar, stem and seatpost
SKS Fenders

The high-tech version includes rolhoff speedhub, son 28 dynamo, belt drive, and magura hidraulic rim-brakes.