this thread is awesome!!! i just read through about half of it.

my first question is - why do i see so many pie plates in the "after" pics? especially those huge chrome ones with the quarter-sized holes? IMHO classic road bikes look a lot better without them and the chain ring guard.

also i saw a handful of forks that looked bent which to me would be a concern.

nevertheless, there are some amazing restorations in here. keep up the good work! i think my two favorites were the repainted (lime green) colnago and the blue/yellow jack taylor. the bike pr0n is very strong with those