Thanks for the education/discussion - I remember some time in the 80s I switched out components from a frame bent Raleigh USA to a Prelude frame that I stripped and did the rattle can on - The ending bike was very much a keeper and with a good ride - Odd that the owner a "Head" bent his Raleigh when trying to get home on "Ludes" in the 70s...

I salute all those bike shops that have developed a reputation for restoring and preserving vintage bikes - I know there is not really much money in it... And maybe so goes the driving force of having a USA classic bike building company again...