Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
My comment was just a matter of fawning over the Somec engraving which in my opinion is beautiful...
Oh, I know. I was just being snarky. Art is really a very personal thing, and I appreciate it whether I like it or not. "Bad art" is an oxymoron, though of course there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
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Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
I really LOVE that viking head chainring though. That is too cool. Was it a Viking product rebrand?
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That's a Norman chainring, made by Williams for Norman, early 50's. I used to have a Norman Rapide that would have looked great with that chainring, but I was never able to lay my mitts on one. That bike had Brittons fenders, literally branded Norman:
