Today was new bike day for me...sort of. The bike is actually 11 years old and I've had it for 3 months, but today was the first time I actually took it out for a ride. Part of that time I was waiting for parts, part of the time I was being lazy about putting it together and part of the time I was waiting for good weather. Anyway, today was the big day.

When I bought the bike, it looked like this:



After a few minor changes, it looks like this:



What do you think?

Adding brifters seems more than a minor change, but regardless its pretty awesome. =) I love the Lemonds maybe I'll get another one someday.

Great looking ride! Good job on the drop bar conversion.

I actually changed everything but the headset.

This bike was designed for drop bars, so it's more of a rescue than a conversion.

It's my first non-CX road bike since I was a teenager. The brakes aren't as much of an improvement on cantis as people often claim, but I love the way it corners.

Looking good!!!

Brifters, eggbeaters, triple crankset, sleek saddle, nice new tires - looks good! And I've always liked the look of the narrower tubing of classic bikes. Seems so much more subtle, functional and simple.

I'm not a fan of the seatpost or the stem but obviously that's all part of personal fit.

I would normally never buy a bike called a "lemon", especially if it's misspelled. But that's a pretty nice ride.

My daughter calls it the "Lemon-D". Too bad I couldn't get a yellow one.

I wanted a bike that would accuse all the carbon bikes of doping while its admirers talk about how fast it used to be.

One of my friends has a Lemond and loves it. Looks like you made a huge improvement putting it back to a more original state. Now when are the lights, fenders, rack etc.. going on?

I actually arrived at the seller's house just in time to talk another prospective buyer out of putting fenders on and leaving it the way it was. That was actually a pretty easy job because this thing has almost zero fender clearance. That's one of the main reasons it's been sitting in my garage for three months. I've got the Jake for times when I need fenders and a rack. This will be strictly a "grab-a-backpack-and-enjoy-the-sunshine" type of commuter and a fair-weather weekend bike. The lights will go on when I take it to the coast for the Yaquina Lighthouse Century, which invariably starts in dense fog.