Well, my current ride is an early 90's Trek 2300. It's been upgraded to 10-speed Ultegra (double up front) with cowhorn bars and D-A barend shifters. Although I have dreams of upgrading the frame to something lighter and newer...it suits my needs for now.
If I had a more recent pic, you'd see that the paint is pretty much a lost cause. The headtube, toptube and downtube have not only lost the paint, but have been clear powdercoated. I'm also considering cost here. Finishing the powdercoat would cost me about $100, paint much, much more.
I'm not a huge fixie fan either. Singlespeed would be useful to me, as would a classic Campagnolo groupo. I already have performance covered with the Trek. The only real issue is how proud some folks are of those old Campy parts. I doubt I can afford to build it up "just to see if I like it".
I guess I'm just looking for a direction to go here that doesn't involve copious amounts of cash, yet will still yeild a nice bike out of the project.
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ahsposo
Ski, bike and wish I was gay.