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Old 08-15-17 | 08:11 PM
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Bikes: Airborne "Carpe Diem", Motobecane "Mirage", Trek 6000, Strida 2, Dahon "Helios XL", Dahon "Mu XL", Tern "Verge S11i"

I have an old Motobecane Mirage that I bought in 1975. It's gradually being restored, though I may modify it as it's not particularly valuable except to me for sentimental reasons. The frame is lugged and brazed. I have a new crank axle and I found a replacement seatpost , so now the main question is whether to repaint (powder-coat?) the frame or try to polish off the marks and restore the original finish. I'd like to change to 700c wheels if I could get brakes that would reach the rims... and convince myself they would work.
Steve
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