Originally Posted by
stapfam
AND THE COLOUR-- Shows how much it doesn't interest me as it was not till I got home that I found out what a Silver/White bike looks like. The white is still not my choice but the silver

does not look too bad.
You see a problem, I see opportunity. Simply ship the bare frame to me and I'll give it a nice satin black paint job with some custom "retro grouch" vinyl downtube stickers and, at the same time, reduce the weight of the bike by at least a couple of pounds.
The weight reduction comes from eliminating the need to carry a bike lock once I get through with it.