Old Bike, New Build: 81′ Soma Competition Refresh

After some aspirational bike swap and marketplace purchases last year, I decided to dive into the parts bin and rebuild my well-loved Soma Competition over the winter. The frame is double-butted tange steel, rides great, and has a lot of sentimental value to me, so I did the only logical thing and decided to spend roughly the equivalent of a used modern bike to strip her down to the frame and rebuild. The original (last pic) ran gorgeous Shimano 600 arabesque and 27 1/4in wheels, but I wanted to run 700c and get some more gears while pmoving the shifting up to the bars. Thanks for the inspiration Xbiking.

Build Details:

Original Shimano 600 52/42 Crankset and SKS pedals (a bit roughed up, may need to swap out yet)
Original Shimano 600 sidepull brakes
Original Stem, seatpost, and KKT Pedals
Dura Ace SIS 8spd derailleur
Suntour Front derailleur (I forget what happened to the 600)
11/28 9spd Rear Cassette
Riv Bar end shifters
TRP RRL Drilled Aero Brake Levers
VO Fenders and Rando Bars
UN300 BB
Pelago commuter front rack
700C Mavic Rims laced to no name hubs
Brooks Carved Saddle
30mm Vittorias (Could maybe fit 32mm?)
New headset bearings and cabling