OK, I swear this bike is done.........maybe.

Every time I look at this bike/ride it (on the rollers for now) I'm reminded of two threads here. One is "What do you consider appropriate upgrades to a classic bike?" and the other is "When is a bike really done?". I guess my answers to those questions are "Whatever I have to do to be able to ride it" and "No, you're never done while in the company of other enthusiasts".

I swapped out the saddle for a white version because it went better with the pedals. That led to changing the bar and stem for a Cinelli Vai set up because it needed to match the saddle There was one unexpected surprise when I installed the Vai handlebars, they have a flair on the drops (not mentioned on the Cinelli site). They're 42cm C to C at the ends but 39cm C to C up at the hoods. The closest I ever came to riding flared bars are Cinelli Crit bars (65s maybe?) a long time ago. I've ridden it on the rollers and they aren't all bad, time will tell if I'll like them on the road once spring hits; maybe I'll be 4mph faster because of the narrow hoods If I like them I may buy another pair or two for future builds where I don't need the 15mm rise of the Specialized Hover bars. Both the stem and bars come in white or black.