Thread: Zeus frame - is it salvageable?
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Old 04-06-17 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Not just your eyes - I saw exactly the same thing and was ready to comment on it!

Nothing to add here other than to talk value. If you could repair it for $200, would you? That of course could mean new stays and such. Then of course a repaint and new decals...

See where I'm going with this?

If the frame has sentimental value, all bets are off. It's definitely okay once in awhile to defy logic and put way more into something than it's worth if only to satisfy that sentiment. I'd wager we've all been there at least once.

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Well, if it was mine, I could repair it for about $25 in materials, plus paint and decals. $200 is probably not far off from a real world repair. What would suck is that the chrome would be ruined. Now it's no longer recognizable as a vintage Zeus.

And yeah, I've been there!
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