Hi guys

I was hoping you fellas may be able to give me some good advice regarding my racer. It's really, really old! 1982 in fact. It's a Viscount Aero something or other. It's actually a really nice racer - obviously not compared to these swanky ones I see these days but even so. It has shimano dura-ace kit all over it. I think this stuff is pretty good to be honest - its beautifully made.

However, I love these new sti levers (? is that right?) that have the dual brake/gear change control and thought I would ask you guys - should I take the dura ace stuff off my viscount and try and fit some sti levers - if they would fit... the handlebars arent round; they are oval! and how the hell do they come off - the allan screw is inside the bloody stem.

Should I bother or should I just junk the bike and buy a fancy new one.... is it worth anything? As I said, some of the parts looks really nice but I suppose they are all outdated now. Ptchaw! Gear change levers on the downtube?! how antiquated! And my old mavic alloy rims - I presume its all carbon fibre these days.

Maybe a collector would want it?

Or are you going to say "Nooo! Keep it, it's a classic!" (Yeah, right!) I tried searching for viscount on the net but the only bike I could find was some old jalopy from the 70's with plasticine front forks! Same company though.... not very inspiring. Apparently my one is made from the space shuttle....

So what do I do? Sell it and get a cool new bike or put a few new bits on this one?

thanks for any advice



Robsa