I dodged the bullet last night.

Years ago (13 or 14) I bought a brand new Raleigh bike, took it apart and shared the wheels and components with a mechanic/employee of mine. Then I sent the aluminum frame to a custom painter friend of mine. The idea was to air brush the arch and St Louis skyline onto the foil shaped downtube. It never happened. I met the painter in a restaurant last night and he mentioned that he still has the frame. I told him to dump it in the recycling. Part of the reason we disassembled it in the first place was because it was a too small size for any of us to use.

Whew! I've been slooowly cleaning out the shop. Used most of my good spares to assemble a back up bike for my son. I already have one frame hanging in the shop that I have no idea what to do with yet can't bring myself to dump in the recycling. I definitely don't want another one.