Originally Posted by
ts99
I want to buy a modern bike too for riding. I'd rather do that than try to build out the old girl with new wheels and components and stuff.
Originally Posted by
ts99
I started this project just to have a bike to ride. Turned into a passion to fix up my baby. Didn't want to spend more than $100. So much for that.
But I still need a modern bike with modern components, like index shifting, and don't have much money for it.
There's something to be said about wanting and getting a new and/or modern bike... but... How much thought have you given into doing a "restomod" of your bike? You've got history with this frame- and there's components that still look great in a "classic" sort of idiom. Dura Ace 7700 and 7800 look great as does Ultegra 6500 and 6600.
I went with a kooky mix of DA 7800/7700/Suntour on my 1985 Trek 720- but take a look at the "restomod" thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...i-s-ergos.html