That's the hope! I'll use it as a learning lesson to clean, lube and overhaul the components the components that need it. The brifters are in working order, but I am not sure how smooth they are yet. The interwebz tells me it's best to hose out the old grease and re-lubricate, so I'll probably do that.

I also found some surface rust on one of rear drops that is large enough to warrant blasting/sanding and paint. It doesn't show it in the photos, but the current paint was rattle-canned on over the factory paint job with uneven primer. It's already chipped down to the metal in quite a few places, so I think I'll look around for some powder-coating shops. Here in SD there are many deals to be had in that department. RAL-5015 looks like a sharp color for the bike, and I'll ditch the yellow handlebar tape for a darker shade; after tonight's loss, the Nishiki told that me it wants nothing to do with the Chargers.

Waiting for parts. "Build" section of thread will commence after then. Should be fun!