Thanks for all the comments. Based on these comments and other research that I have done, I am going to basically stick with this bike for the foreseeable future. When functional upgrades are required (right now pedals/shoes are a given and something lower than my current 39/25 is likely) I will be trying to preserve what this bike is which means probably spending a good bit extra (so be it). Beyond that I will be on my Bianchi for a good while.
FWIW, I have attached a picture.
dave
