I thought I had provided an update on this thread... Apparently not. So here is a pic of the Trek in current form. I had it built up with some 700x32's on A719 rims with Dia Compe Gran Compe brakes and some Nitto Noodles wrapped in brown leather. Last year I got the itch for wider tires but didn't have enough vertical clearance so I decided to make the switch to 650b's. Built some up with the Soma Weymouth rims and my last SRAM i-Light hub. Mucked around with the mounting to get the light off of the axle (why they don't weld a threaded lug on the front rack is beyond me) and decided I wanted to sit up and enjoy the ride hence it got the VO tourist bars and the Brooks B67 from the Selle Anatomica it was sporting. This pic was taken today and is the maiden voyage to the grocery store for the Carradice Super Shoppers. It was a nice ride even with all the weight in the rear. It kept tipping back when I mounted it.

It has kept the same drivetrain since I built it a while ago, Campagnolo Veloce/Centaur 10s with modified bar end shifters on the downtube. The last thing I'm gonna do next is put a shorter stem on it to hopefully take some pressure off my shoulders. I bought the Tektro brakes to get it on the road faster but it is official, I HATE DUAL PIVOT BRAKES! Ah...there, I said it. You can't tighten the play out of them and they squeal and chatter till the possums play dead. I will take ANY single pivot brake and make them work better than these things. I have procured some nice crappy Schwinn brakes to work on and will probably replace the brakes also . The 650bs do not provide any clearance with those big honking platform pedals so I have to be careful around turns but other than that it is a lovely ride on the trails around here and going to the store of which I am doing more and more on the bike, even to go get lunch.

Next I am getting the parts together to build my '84 Trek 720. 700x42s I am hoping.