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Old 03-15-10 | 03:10 PM
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what do i do with this frame???

I (foolishly) bought a 64cm UO-8 that was inches from death for next to nothing. Used dome of the parts and was left with a very dissheveled frameset, I can't just recycle it so I polished it down to bare metal to remove all the rust, lots of it, luckily gaspipe steel has plenty of metal to give.
And so I am left with a frame that fits someone around 6'4", with some parts from my bin that I don't care about.
I have removed some of the french doom by getting new cups and a cotterless BB, new bearings in the HS and giving away my 22.0 -> 1 1/8 stem adapter. I even have some 46cm bars to throw on.



Should I paint it? Should I just sell it as is? Should I get original decals? Pro paint? Rattle can? PC?
I don't want to spend much because I don't know if it will ever fit anyone, and never sell.
I tried offering it as a commision job, painted to preference and restored, but its not worth it as a low end frame.
Any (thoughtful) guidance is appreciated. One cannot just get rid of a perfectl straight, perfectly useful frame simply because it is bill walton sized.
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