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Old 04-21-15 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Pistard
Just pondering... before restoring bicycles, I restored old muscle cars, in that industry it is very common to use a base, lets say 68 Mustang, and turn it into a Shelby, or other high end Stang from the same period, I am curious why this does not seem to be similar in bicycle, so may frames to choose from etc, the De Rosa thread got me thinking about that, I mean decals are available, repaint a frame is pretty affordable etc
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As someone who owns a type of car that gets faked so often there's a name for it (google "Alger"), I deplore the concept if it gets sold as the real thing -- or ever gets out on the market where it could be. If you do one just for fun, and keep it yourself, no harm no fowl.

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