Excellent old-school ride that brings back memories. When I got back into cycling in 1995/6, a number of the people I rode with had these. I was on a De Bernardi with 8 sp Athena DT shifting - didn't have the scratch for Ergo shifters. Absolutely keep the celeste sidewalls - my only concern would be being able to replace with new ones when the time comes. My current ride is a bare Ti Litespeed, so I color it up with yellow accents to go with the big LS logo - bar tape, cable housing, yellow/black Selle Italia saddle and yellow/black Rubino Pros. Once I'm about half way through the tires expected lifespan, I'll start looking for decent prices on replacement yellow tires - IMO the bike isn't decently dressed unless the tires fit with the overall color scheme.