Originally Posted by
alexihnen
My first touring bike.

I have the saddle, pedals, tires sorted. Brake hoods and foam bar grips on the way. I also have the downtube shifters, but although first time with barcons, they’re not bad. They may stay.
So many '86 models recently, I love it!
Give the barcons a bit more time for sure. It took me a few weeks to be sold on them, and now run them on 4 (soon to be 5) of my bikes.