Parkpre Conversion

I wanted to build a comfortable yet responsive bike for commuting and light touring without spending more than $400. The frame is 1994 tig welded steel with slightly relaxed road geometry. The tubeset is Tange Ultimate Ultralight and is plated with titanium. The rest of the bits I got here and there mostly because of their durability (hence the cyclocross rims) and affordability. It turned out to be quite stiff and sturdy and cheap. Also the vertical dropouts required me to figure out a magic gear, which was really easy and I even got the gearing I wanted initially.