Originally Posted by
Michael Angelo
I would take it all apart, remove the top tube cable guides that are left. Blast it paint it, clean polish all components, use cable clips for the top tube. After you're done it should be a great bike. Take it on as a challenge, just keep an eye on the budget.
Mike
If the cable guides are gone and it needs a repaint anyway, having a couple of new cable guides brazed on is a really, really simple fix for anyone with an acetylene torch and would probably make a big difference in resale value of the frame later. If you dont want to deal with a welder, even some JB weld epoxy would probably work OK for affixing new guides to bare metal.