Originally Posted by tlupfer
hint: many of the people on this forum would rather have you driving an suv, running over multiple litter of kittens, than riding a nice conversion. it's because they're pompous. don't try to figure it out beyond that. we still love them and passively accept their discrimination. i would suggest either buying a build kit or a complete bike, stripping it, and reselling the frameset. you'll save money and head/heartache.
In my view of things, converting a bike with period correct, good working parts is a shiesty thing to do, and typically lame. But converting a bare frame is fair game, it's not like we're losing some part of bicycle history, it'll be used and hopefully used well. I've got an old 72-3 Italvega Super Speciale conversion that I bought as a bare frame and have never once been called out for "destroying history." Although if I had bought it with all the drilled out campy record stuff on it and then converted it, yes I'd be a dipsht.