I went out yesterday and bought a vintage Raleigh Sprite Mixte, which is a teensy bit shorter but has swept back bars. It's a pretty bike, but my first impression was that it is sluggish compared to the trek.
Because I cannot allow myself 2 bikes in a teensy studio, I listed the trek at an inflated price. Now I can pretend to try to sell it, but actually shop for parts and try and make it into something like this
The outcome:
