Nice Caad 4 Pastorbob.
Yesterday my new stepson Alex had his maiden voyage (and first road bike ride) on a Trek 1400 I helped him build. We rode a figure-eight loop from Haverhill, Mass to Benson Ice Cream in Boxford, where we refuled on fresh raspberry sundaes.
The Trek frame (a repaint?) came from ebay. We used the Sora-based group from a theft-damaged Craigslist Specialized Sequoia, and a nice Ritchie 32-spoke wheelset, also off Craigslist. A last-minute hitch caused by a wrongly measured seat tube was resolved when I found a braze-on Campy Daytona triple FD in my parts box, and made a mad dash to Exeter cycle for an adapter ring. Total investment: about $500. Experience working with a mechanically-minded young man on a fun project: priceless. My thoroughly modern wife of one-month, Tatiana, joined on her Caad 7. Andrew, 14, rode my sentimental favorite, a 1978 Chris Kvale NR repainted by Chris three years ago. It was also his first voyage, and he managed well with the downtube shifters.
I scooted around on my trusty '87 Paramount / Campy C-Record like a happy border collie.