Thank you for that guidance DebW. I didn't know you could look at just vintage parts on e-bay. I want gold anodized toe clips to go with the gold Nishiki Pro now! Well, perhaps that would be too much. I did just realize that the reason I don't think the original owner had DT shifters was because she had a Zefal HP pump installed on the DT (the Zefal pump NIB was the first thing I saw there on e-bay). You can see the chrome fitting on the photo.

Yes, Coureur Plus are made by GB. The brakes themselves appear to be in good condition, I had just never heard of them (even if I am English!), and so was curious if they were any good or if anyone knew of potential problems with them. They are marked "British Made", but I haven't found anything on them to indicate date of manufacture.

I was surprised at how light the rims were. I have never had the opportunity to hold a racing rim before. When I first was unwrapping the front rim I threw it up in the air a couple of inches just to see how light it was and almost hit the roof of the garage because I didn't expect it to be THAT light.

Can you tell I'm learning a lot of new stuff with this bike?

East Hill