Update on the 1995 Ultimate above - I built it out as the bike I lusted after back in the 90s - 7410 Dura Ace, the last of the 8 speed DA, the first generation of STIs, and the gorgeous 7410 crankset, which to my eye is the prettiest crankset ever made! I discovered that, because Litespeed had curved the seat tube to allow shorter chainstays, the actual angle of the seat tube is a lot slacker than the 73 degrees you get by measuring from center of BB to center of seat cluster, which meant that I had to get a zero setback seatpost and STILL slide the saddle all the way forward in the clamp. I kept the Chorus headset, because it's there, and it's pretty, and it works. I added a Nitto Dynamic stem and Soma Highway One bar. Also, what looks like, but really isn't a matched wheelset. But they look good together and roll great! So far I've got just over 200 miles on it, and I'm loving it! Long term, I might swap out the 27 year old Dura Ace for something more modern, with more speeds and a wider range of gears than the 12-25 it's currently running, but I'm happy with this build at the moment!
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