Originally Posted by
non-fixie
Don't be. It's pretty much perfect as far as I'm concerned. A discerning rider who's not into the gruppo thing might have chosen that exact configuration. The Simplex rétrofrictions, CLB brakes and leather saddles are on my permanent shopping list for when I visit swap meets and the like. As are frames like that in that size, BTW.
Come to think of it, that bike could have been something I'd have built and I'd be mighty pleased with it.
Congrats on the wife and the bike!
Thanks for the kind words, non-fixie. Come to think of it I've never actually owned a bike with a complete gruppo, that might be fun in its own way. Also never attended a swap meet, I wish there was one in Toronto!