What should I do with my VISP frameset ?
I just got notification from UPS that a package will arrive tomorrow from the UK, so I assume that's the Dolan Pre Cursa that I ordered. My current plan is to strip all the components from my VISP and transfer them to the Dolan. This will leave the VISP frameset with a seatpost and clamp. So, I now have to decide what to do with the VISP. It's not all that bad, other than being very heavy. It was made in Taiwan, not China, and the welding is pretty decent, about the same as my leader 721tr. So, here are my options:
1) Sell it.
2) Build it up as a really heavy urban fixie with B43 wheels and a riser bar. Lots of gold and other garish colors, cheap Origin 8 stuff and urban platforms with double straps and wide plastic clips. Low 60s fixed gearing so I can run brakeless. Widest tires I can stuff in there, probably 700x28c with no front brake. Basically, it would be an aluminum version of the naranja. Total rebuild price under $400.
3) Strip all the components off the Vilano and reuse as many of them as possible on the VISP, then sell the Vilano. The build would look pretty wonky, but at least the VISP fits me, whereas the Vilano does not. Also, the Vilano frame quality is horrible. I would still have to spend up to $100.
4) Do nothing. Stick the VISP frameset in the attic, and forget about it.
Regardless of what I do, I don't want to end up with any more bikes.
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