Originally Posted by
Aubergine
FWIW, I have built up bikes with crap frames. If you put on good wheels, they can be very pleasant to ride. Don't give up in it until you try!
+1
Every collection should have a 'pig w/ lipstick'. They can be the rain bike or the grocery getter or the pub crawler. Yours looks well above standard. But yeah, get rid of the barend shifters.
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