Found some old pics of bikes recently, thought it might be fun to post before/afters here:

BEFORE:
1983 Trek 620, as purchased from Working Bikes here in Chicago in 2016:


FIRST PASS:


LETS TRY 650B:


NOPE, THAT'S NOT RIGHT:


LETS STOP MESSING AROUND:


Have to admit that I really liked the 700c "First pass" version, running Bon Jon Pass 35mm tires, but always had such a ridiculously hard time pulling the tire off when I flatted that I got too nervous about taking it out on longer rides. Maybe there's still a wider-tired 700c machine out there for me, maybe. As is, I now have two 650B bikes, a 26" MTB cruiser, and a skinny-tire Bill Davidson racer.