This is a friend's bike. He inherited it when a roommate of his abandoned it when he moved out. It has an interesting mish-mash of parts. Mostly low-end: Shimano Light Action derailleurs + shifters, dia-compe brakes (with rusted/siezed springs) and levers, no-name post, god-awful saddle, rusty steel pedals. But it also has some very nice high-end bits: Campy Recod hubs, Ambrosio rims, Mavic HS, Cinelli Criterium bars...

Before:




My friend wanted it to be a nice-ish commuter.
After:


New Tiagra brakes.
New Shimano Altus 7 speed brifters.
New Shimano 7 speed freewheel.
New KMC 7 speed chain
New Nashbar saddle
New Nashbar pedals, clips, straps
New cables
New rim strips
New Easton tape
Parts-bin FSA carbon post
Overhauled hubs, BB and HS.



It shifts and brakes very nice, but it will not go straight! It pulls hard to the right. I suspect the fork is bent. It was hard to fit the front wheel in, and required spreading the fork-ends apart. I'll see if I can persuade it back into alignment tomorrow.

Also, if I could find an easy way to remove the horrible yellow decals....