Oh- and then the DECALS- I see people always whining about decals- but I never hear about them touching them up somehow much-

An original decal set for most vintage framesets is usually $45 on ebay- JUST WAY TOOOO MUCH- OIl executive conglomerate! They're just DECALS!!

So then YES- I've taken some artist brushes and literally painted over most of the decals- and I'll clearcoat that when I'm done.
I've made a concession with the World Champoionship Rainbow stripes-

I can get TWO LOUSY STRIPES- for $13 on ebay- but where do you draw the line? With this bike- only the top seat tube stripe was really messed up- so I painted that in as best as I could- just to not spend $13 more on it.

Incidentally I was thinking- the stripes may at times be an aid in determining a bikes age- they generally didn't put the stripes on them back in the day, unless the company had won a world championship- though I think that changed through the years

take the Schwinn Le Tour,,, please....



just kidding.


This Atala is dead, right? - It's definitely not quite dead until D-Day rides it DOWN the stairs- and that was known to happen back in the "wild man" days.