Picture this: red Hetre 42mm tires, Rigida 650B rims and Campy NR hubs, hammered alloy fenders, Stronglight 99 crankset w/ 45-32 rings, Lyotard Berthet pedals, AVA stem and Belleri bars, Mafac brake levers with full gum hoods, original Simplex seatpost and Brooks Pro saddle. The brakes have to be new DiaCompe 710 centerpulls to get the extra reach (why did I sell those Mafac Raids awhile back?!). What I'm still contemplating are the mechs: I'm likely to go with function over French: first gen. SunTour Cyclone w/ SunTour bar-end shifters (though with Campy rubber hoods on the shifters). Still a few parts to collect to make it all happen.

Neal