Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
I've been on both sides of this.
The guy stripped the paint, moved the brake braze ons, added braze ons, nickel plated it- it was AWE INSPIRING.
However, there are some that it's just "it's time."
Me, too.
Reminds me of when mrmw did some serious engineering work on an older Centurion Pro Tour, getting a 10-sp rear into a 120mm space AND getting the OEM cantil's to work on 700c. If technology=applied science, his work was high tech.
I've seen some stopped me in my tracks long enough to shake my head.
I've seen others that stopped me in my tracks to bow down.
Not long ago, saw a 1983/84 Centurion Turbo.
Single speed fixed gear, Deep V rear, tri-spoke front.
Completely stripped to the chrome.
Steel track bars on some old stem, which was painted lime green.
A B17 that's seen better days.
White tires. No brakes.
Schwinn root beer grips on the track drops.
I waited outside the coffee shop, and when the owner walked out, she was a vision in leather, tricolor hair, and ink, plaid cap.
I immediately realized that whatever I thought was cool left the station years ago.
Forgot all about the bike and wondered about the tattoos I couldn't see.
As for the Urago, there is a serious faux pas being committed.
You don't go deep V with flat fork crowns.