Originally Posted by bikemig

I love 70s era racing bikes as most of them are what we would call today a sports touring bike. The Fuji Finest was marketed as a racing bike in the 70s but it has lots of room for fat tires (I'm running 32c tires on it and there's room for fenders) and eyelets. I built it up with a triple with an eye towards doing some of the hilly rides the driftless region of the midwest.

I recently did a 68 mile ride with over 4300 ft of climbing in SW Wisconsin. The bike handles beautifully and the old school cyclone derailleurs with suntour barcon shifters really shift nicely. I'm running an SR 86 bcd triple (48/38/28) with a 7 speed new winner freewheel (13-28).

I built the bike with almost entirely Japanese parts (Nitto bar and stem, Shimano 600 hubs and araya rims, first generation dura ace long reach brakes, SR triple, new winner freewheel, suntour derailleurs).