I can’t resist the shiny
Russell wanted flat bars and MTB brifters on his new Kogswell, which meant that I didn’t have to screw around with cantilever brakes but could put v-brakes on as G-d Himself intended.
Alas, I found a matched set in blue, which may not match the blackandsilver scheme of the rest of the bicycle, but it is blue, and that makes up for it.