Originally Posted by
tugrul
The thought of replacing a tube rubs me the wrong way. Gut feeling more than a rationally rooted one.
If a bike has a soul, it was born in the torch of the builder, and putting another flame to it feels wrong.
+1. I'll either keep her as she is (after stopping the rust) or, at most, look into rubbing out and filling the dent, followed by a bit of touch-up. But, I heavily lean toward the former choice....