Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Bozeman
Bikes: 199? Landshark Roadshark, 198? Mondonico Diamond, 1987 Panasonic DX-5000, 1987 Bianchi Limited, Univega... Chrome..., 1989 Schwinn Woodlands, Motobecane USA Record, Raleigh Tokul 2
I think the answer I'm getting is that high quality frames from significantly earlier (1930s) can still be built up to relatively modern standards. Good to know.
Personally, I've never seen a very high quality frame from earlier than ~1980. I just don't think there are a lot of them around here in Bozeman.
Anything older is generally a very heavy cruiser or gas pipe mixte.