ramblings

so.. i have a few old bikes:

i also have a couple of other framesets not pictured, but those are to be sold/gifted.

i also have a few spare parts such as the previously mentioned 7400 bits, and some new 600ex arabesque components, which i will add to as i find them. i also have boxes of stuff like seatposts, saddles, spare derailleurs etc.

the plan is to consolidate a bit. ideally, i want an errands bike and a latte bike. oh, and maybe a cyclocross/dirt roader.


errands: ride to the shops for bread and milk - something i can ride/park in the rain and not get emotional about.
latte: something for myself, and others, to admire. you know the type. polish, clean, wax, detail? sure! ride? not so much..

i really want to keep the blue and white superlite and build it up as a period (c.1989) road bike. when i was a kid in high school, this was the coolest bike i knew of - i didn't know much about bikes.
if i build this up it will have better than standard components, but i won't be getting weenie about it. i have a spare set of 7400 derailleurs and downtube shifters..
yeah, 7speed dura ace derailleurs and shift levers, a polished 105 crankset, some 600 brake levers and silver velocity aeroheads. coffee time!

the '89 europa is fairly generic, and certainly needs repainting. no eyelets for fenders, so this one will either be singlespeed, or.. or, something else. i really don't know what to do with this one yet.. maybe if i can find some adaptors for the arabesque shifters, i could make a bit of a vintage look? must try 35c tyres for clearance. potential cx machine awaits.

the '92 lemond. this is the nicest frame i currently have. this one should get a nice paintjob and a campy drivetrain. keep saving. i have those blue ambrosio excellence wheels on daytona hubs doing nothing.. latte bike in the making.

the '94 cfr1 has full 600ultegra groupset, excluding seatpost and pedals. i've considered making this single-speed and putting the 600 gear on something else, like the europa. i like the drivetrain, but i think once i've built up the dura-ace drivetrain, it might not be so nice. i should just sell it. $400 ono

the last one is another repco, a '94 olympic 14. tig welded cromo main tubes. pretty average frame, but it fits nicely. also has eyelets. maybe this is my errands bike. currently fitted out with a mish-mash of gear. deep v's, shimano drivetrain, campy brakeset.

now, where to start?