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11-17-08, 10:25 PM
I picked a mid 80's Specialized Expedition on Ebay this weekend, and am now finding myself in a great debate. It's been repainted yellow (very ugly) and was left to die a slow death in a backyard. To get it up and running, it needs at a minimum, tires, tubes, new cables, and I should probably rebuild the hubs, headset, and bottom bracket. It'll take a Saturday to get it up and running and looking decent again.
Here is the dilemma; I had one in the 80's and loved it, especially the metallic gray color. So the question is do I repair it in the next few weeks and ride it, or do I send it off to Cyclart or someone similar and have the frame painted, with decals, so it looks new, and then rebuild it with updated parts into a sweet new/old bike? I'm really torn and could use some help with the decision. Nice part is that the bike only cost me about $120 bucks. Thanks for your input ahead of time.
Here is the dilemma; I had one in the 80's and loved it, especially the metallic gray color. So the question is do I repair it in the next few weeks and ride it, or do I send it off to Cyclart or someone similar and have the frame painted, with decals, so it looks new, and then rebuild it with updated parts into a sweet new/old bike? I'm really torn and could use some help with the decision. Nice part is that the bike only cost me about $120 bucks. Thanks for your input ahead of time.