Originally Posted by
old's'cool
Why thank-you!
The Univega has major patina, which is actually a good thing, since it is my official beater, for bad weather & leaving locked up in town.
The CILO had lots of patina also, when I acquired her, but since it was already repainted, I went with a full sandblasting & re-powdercoating, which turned out very nice. I made no effort to restore to factory appearance, (a) because I have no idea what that was, and (b) it is actually quite a high end bike with 531 frame & components, so if I have to leave it locked, at least it's less of a target than it might be otherwise.
I would definitely hate to think of my Frankenbike as a thief's target, especially after all the modifications/time put into it, whether it was expensive or not. Gotta say, those bikes are still gorgeous in their own right, and if you hadn't labeled them as Frankenbikes yourself, I would have never known! Well-done.
Originally Posted by
bloomrae
96 Cannondale mountain bike. Added a front basket and put original pedals with toe clips back on the bike.
She's beautiful; yet, has a very sturdy look about her. And I can't see the details well enough, but what tires are you running? I really like the look of those!
Originally Posted by
oldskoolwrench
I guess my favorites are:
or...
More Moots Beaut's! That Trek is nothing to sneeze at, either. Love the 'stache bars on the Moots, and are those Rando bars for the Trek? I have a set of cheap mustache bars at home; I just can't decide on what to use them for, but if I acquire a 26" MTB to turn into a commuter, that's probably what I'll go with.
Also: Are you running those Friction or Indexed?