I bought the Madison today. Everything is like new practically except....the chainstays. Both chainstays have dents in them. They didn't show up in the photos the guy posted, but I'll give him credit, he tried, it just didn't show very well.
When I met him, I saw the bike in the back of his truck and said to myself, "Wow, that looks nice!" then I looked at the stays and said, "Bummer!".
He was asking $200.00 and I offered him $120.00 and he took it. Should have tried to go lower I guess.
Got it home and cleaned it thoroughly, replaced the tube in the rear wheel and it is in awesome condition except for the stays. For now I have wrapped some Hemp twine around them. Looks kind of goofy, but I did a clean job of applying the twine. I'll have to live with it for awhile.
Any ideas what else can be done to cover them up? Lizard Skins? Something else?