Happy days. Got a steel frame in the bike racks in the basement and a package from Merlin on my desk with a new Thomson seatpost in it!
Based on the things on my 11 year old bike that I haven't needed to replace, I'm going to add Suntour XC Pro thumbshifters and LX front mechs
Also: UN72 Bottom Brackets. I only took it out because of some wierdo shimano spider that I meant I had to get a new chainset just because the middle ring was worn. still spins slick and smooth, definitely staying in the toolbox!
and Race Face XY seatposts. I'm only replacing it because I want to try life with layback.