Originally Posted by biking brewer

I'm not planning on saying anything about the bike's provenance to my acquaintance but I'd like to know if the organization he bought the bike from is reputable. I know it's either fake or poorly refinished but I'll post a pic when I get a chance. Poorly refinished won't damage my opinion of the organization that sold him the bike but selling counterfeits would. The people at this place should know the difference (at least talk like they should).