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I've never done of these "build" threads properly, so here it goes...
I had a nice Columbus steel Viner road bike that I barely rode. I ended up selling the frame to fund my 'cross build (which will also double as my road bike), but I was left with a well ridden, but perfectly functioning almost complete Shimano 600/105 groupset with downtube friction shifters, 7 speed, nice Mavic rims etc.
Now that's it warming up here in Australia, I've been thinking about putting either a front rack or Wald basket (I already have the Wald basket and the front rack) on of my bikes so I don't have to commute with a back pack. I have either a moustache bar touring bike (and the Wald won't fit on that with those bars, and the canti's wont allow the front rack to sit properly), a faux-pursuit brakeless tarck bike, an NJS Samson or a brakeless beater track bike, none are really suitable for racks or baskets or daily commuting... time for a geared, braked, risered front rack road bike.
So I put the call out on my local forum for a beater road frame. Was after steel, but after getting this offered to me for a $50, I couldn't turn it down. I convinced my wife I needed this bike ("of course it will have brakes").
Plan is above. Not sure whether it will be single or double chain ring up the front yet. It depends whether my clamp on front derailleur will fit.
Parts I already have:
Wald basket or front porteur rack
Generic alloy risers with Oury's
Nitto Pearl stem
Shimano 600 cranks (with 39/53 or 39/48 or just a 48)
Shimano 600 rear derailleur
Shimano 105 front derailleur
Shimano 105 down tube shifters
Shimano 105 brakes
Shimano 105 hubs laced to Mavic GP4's
Generic alloy seat post
Selle Italia Turbomatic OR leather Concor OR Selle Italia Flite (not 100% sure yet)
Schwalbe Durano 700x25 tyres
The only thing I need to get is some brake levers for risers, which I have lined up, new cables and possibly a new chain. I'm considering rocking BMX pedals well. I usually run clips and double straps or Time ATAC's, but it'd be nice to be able to go to the pub not in Vans or Sidi's all the time.