"Beautiful. I'd have no problems with adding shifter bosses, getting the fork and rear brake bridge drilled for recessed brakes, getting it repainted, and then ride the hell out of it.
Pete "
The above is a response from Mudboy about the Eisentraut garage sale find. I am one of the people that usually screams "don't even repaint it" but am surprised that I went "hmm, that makes sense" to the above. I have a mid 80's Merckx that I am thinking of adding fender eyelets and maybe even frame couplers to...
How far is TOO much for you?
vjp
I usually stop at bare steel, assuming the derailer hangers and cable guides are gone.