Originally Posted by
3alarmer
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...I see opportunity. You can just have it blasted and powdercoated for like a hunnert fitty bucks, without feeling like you violated any classic bike lover ethical constraints. You lose the chrome, but PC'd and with some new decals, you got a swell ride.
Agreed, except I'd try to save the chrome. I'm waiting to get a '73 Motobecane Grand Record back from the powder coater. I got the frame for $30 because it was in awful cosmetic condition. I think I might even prefer buying bikes in that condition, so long as the price is right.