Here's my latest completed builds.

First is my wife's Nishiki International from the early 70's.


It had stem shifters and 5 speed suntour VG, VT or whatever, now it's got barcons, dia-compe aero levers, an ergonomic handlebar, new post and seat, new 7 speed freewheel, and a shimano alivio rear derailluer. I only finished it a few days ago so she hasn't ridden it much, but it's a pretty cool bike. It's not too heavy, the frame is chromoly of some sort.

Next is the miyata shredder:


It had rapidfire shifters but was missing the left one, so I put my thumbshifters on it, which I would have done anyway cuz I hates rapidfire. The original headset was replaced with a nos xt unit (1 1/4"), and the stem replaced with an aheadstem converter. i want to put a titec jones h-bar on there when they finally come out. The brake levers are ridiculous- they attach like road levers and are pretty flimsy but they're all I had on me. The photo of the derailluer is there for mr. triplecross Top. I still haven't gotten to ride this thing so a trade could still be in the future.

Next is my Schwinn Le Tour III fixie which I finally consider finished:


The final piece was a stem from a super sport that had the same odd .833 diameter. The angle wasn't as steep and the shaft is longer than what was on it so the bars are up just about an inch or so and that's all it needed. It feels great now and I love riding this bike.