I purchased this frame on eBay without a plan. It isn’t quite high end enough to justify a full restoration. I am thinking I might want to do a touring build, or since I am mainly a three speed guy maybe an internal gear hub.

Any constructive input is welcome.

Those are pretty nice, is it one of the red and white fade? are you thinking racks and fenders? Is there room for fatter tires? I had a 560 of that age it was tight for tire clearance.

I have an '86 (I believe) Trek 500 that my brother gave me. It was originally set up by him with fenders and 32s (Avocet Cross tires). I changed those out to Conti GP4 Seasons 28s. This was with 700c wheels obviously. Tight, but it fit.

I am going to send a photo of the frame.

in any case it is the red fade paint.

For some reason I have forgotten how to include photos. Thanks for the input. It is good to know that 32s and fenders are an option.