Originally Posted by
shopco43
As long as I am riding the Raleigh I will use a newer, wider handlebar because it seems silly to compromise comfort for the sake of technicalities. As far as shoes go, I am still up in the air. I am having my ancient cleats repaired but the cost of Alfredo Binda straps and high-end toe clips is so high I may resort to the Dura-Ace pedals I use on my ’04 Lemond (Tete-de-Course).
Personally... unless you have a museum quality restoration, there's no reason to be uncomfortable and spend outrageous amounts of money getting obsolete items repaired when there's a whole world of options available.
I understand "the game" of period correct- but first and foremost, the bike is for riding. Getting cool parts that work well and look the part- that's more of an endgame. Somebody once asked me why I was putting 1990-ish parts on a 1986 bike... because I love the bike, because I think the parts look cool.
There's things that go out of your rules, and you can make those decisions. When I was redoing my Trek 720- I had trouble finding a front derailleur. I had 3 very cool FDs that would have been absolutely fine- but they didn't "match" what I imagined to be going on with the bike. It would have bugged me every time I rode it.