Originally Posted by
Vonruden
Confente

mine needs paint- the early bikes suffered in the finish- Mario got snookered on the chrome, no copper, and from the looks, no nickel layer.
the paint was done outside - not optimal.
yours confirms that a painted fork crown is OK
Nice shift levers too. Only real bling on mine is the original pantographed chainring, will probably use a hi-lo rear hub as I cannot figure a better use for it.