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I have a bunch of SunTour hubs including some NOS ones.

Lots of options here, both aluminum and steel: https://www.universalcycles.com/search.php?q=chainring+bolts

Those look nice. How do you plan to build? I could see doing one with period correct parts, and one with modern.

It was interesting to hear that SunTour came up with the idea for the Black Lightning. In a thread about the model on the Paceline forum, someone posted that in Japan the black/gold combination is associated with hearses. So perhaps SunTour decided they needed to sell the Sprint components...

I guessed that wider tires were part of the answer. I'm not sure what widths were available for 700c in 1985. The oldest mail order catalogs I have are from the early 90s and there's nothing listed wider than 28 mm.

I'm wondering who made that bike. I can't think of another company who finished their welds other than Cannondale and Klein.

I hope it doesn't turn out to be the first week of February.

Thanks Rod, for all the great stories. How did you happen to choose the Town and Country rather than one of the touring frames?

I've always considered LX the sweet spot between quality and cost.

The picture of the underside looks like hourglass stays to me.

Great story. Thanks for posting.

If it has hourglass seat stays, I'd guess CAAD4. I think 1999 was the first year for them. CAAD3 was virtually the same except for straight stays...

Wondering if you could trim down race car "bump rubbers" and make them work. Not sure who made/makes them but I would try Koni first...

I would have a hard time dismantling that Nishiki for parts. I'd guess that was top of the line as it has Tange Prestige tubing and XT parts.

The shifters are definitely newer than the frame. That style with the rounded tops was introduced for the 1998 model year. Crank and derailleurs could be 1995 and were used through 2008. 1995 was the first year that Campagnolo put the model names on the components but they were small and...

Those parts should work together, assuming it's a Shimano 10 cassette. You could check the alignment of the derailleur hanger.

Spacing on 8, 9, 10 speed cassettes are different between Shimano and Campagnolo, so I wouldn't expect shifting to be perfect. What model Shimano shifters and what era 105 derailleur did you try?

The ST700 has the same rack mounts as the other touring models. For more braking power you could add a drum brake. Sturmey Archer even makes one that also has a dynamo...

Paint looks good, quite an improvement over what you started with. I think I'd go with brown also.

I have a 1988 ST700. Bone stock and 23" as I recall.