Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I love old three-speeds, but when you said "Philadelphia" I did some mental math and thought something like 'what kind of a nut drives seven hours to pick up a Hercules?'
But then I looked at the pictures. Oh, I understand now. That's quite a find! Probably the nicest one I've seen. Fabulous color scheme. I'm not sure about repairing the paint, unless you can match it really well. Is it tough enough for wax?