Originally Posted by
rothenfield1
I wouldn’t want to tackle this restoration for 300. The reason being that because it is ‘such’ a desirable bike, I personally would want to have the frame restored back to original condition, and ‘that’ is going to be expensive.
I think this is good advice. Personally, if this were local and I wanted another road bike frame, I'd buy it and have it powder coated. I could care less about how it looks or what people think or know I'm riding. I'm more concerned with how it rides. However, if I were in your shoes, squirtdad, because the size is a question for you, I'd think seriously about what it would take to resell it. You can always build it up as is to see if it fits well, and then decide on a refinish if it works. And you can probably resell it for your cost if it doesn't - though the fact that it hasn't sold yet might give me pause.