Dilemma
I'm in the horns of a dilemma, as I feel I should put something into the Saracen BOTM since we have been honoured with the chance, but have two contenders that are compromised as regards to their retro-ness due to the fact that they are used.
I have my owned-from-new 89 Tufftrax that has had the Biopace chainset replaced with a round one (only this year) and sports v-brakes, albeit ones that must be 15 years old. And mudguards and a rack that I could remove, but feel that would compromise the hard-working ethos of the bike for mere show.
I have another 89 Tufftrax in a larger frame size, that has cantis and a Biopace chainset, and I've replaced the fitted STI shifters with thumbies the same as my other one. However the retro-ness here is compromised by the big ITM quill stem being replaced by an Aheadstem adapter and ITM low-rise stem to give me the ideal riding position.
So the bigger one is more retro, but the story of the first bike is better as it has been everywhere with me over the last 20 years.
I don't think either has any chance of winning, so maybe I should just plump for my old favourite and hope that nobody says anything nasty about it!