I have a nice pile of bits saved for this build. Frame is a 54 or 55 Schwinn Panther, drum brakes front and back, Suntour cyclone derailleurs, TA Specialties crankset, truss bar forks. Everything I'm hanging on the bike will be made in 1978 or before, except tires and maybe cables and housing.
Tioga Farmer John in the back and Farmer John's Cousin up front. I find these tires have superior traction compared to my old Snake Bellies. They will set up tubeless but you may need half a bottle of pookey in each tire. If you don't want to mess the pookey I recommend Mr. Tuffy tire liners for flat protection.
51cm seat tube 53cm top tube. Carbon seat stays, seat tube, and top tube, carbon seat post. Smooth shifting 3x10 Shimano 105 drive train to get you up any hill around austin. Bike has low low mileage and is in excellent condition. Professionally tuned and ready to ride. Made in USA
I hear you. In my case I stopped working on bikes, my own and everybody else, and never really planned on getting back into it. Four years ago I started riding again and last year started doing some wrenching as a side gig and it has blossomed into a nearly full time at home job. It was really easy to fire up again because I didn't have to run out and buy a bunch of tools.