Originally Posted by
23skidoo
I've got an '83 Trek 520 that had some serious paint issues and a tiny, but very noticeable ding on the downtube. It's been blasted back to bare metal and I'm considering having canti and dt shifter bosses and maybe even a FD tab added to the frame, as well as spreading the rear drops before I have it painted. I think it will be much improved.
This doesn't bother me at all, much like my thoughts on the Merckx, not THAT rare a bike, and the end utility of it would be awesome.
I have an early 60's Cinelli Mod. B frame and fork that is a different story, it has NO paint or decals, the fender eyelets were removed, it has had a dropout repair and a set of bottle bosses were added ( brass nuts so probably an older modification ) . When I brought up the idea of modifying it before ( it is my French Fit ) for a fendered rando bike it was met with almost a 100% NO!!
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