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Old 01-27-22 | 10:12 AM
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Bikes: 1967 Paramount; 1982-ish Ron Cooper; 1978 Eisentraut "A"; two mid-1960s Cinelli Speciale Corsas; and others in various stages of non-rideability.

Okay, here goes. Keep in mind that my opinion is worth exactly what you are paying for it.

I'd probably repaint it because (1) the original finish is sort-of unfinishing itself, (2) I'm not particularly enamored of the color scheme, even if it were showroom fresh, which it isn't, and (3) I'm a godless heretic - Pastor Bob has tried, but I remain unrepentant and unsaved.

Hey, if it's one of you main riders, why not gift it with a shiny new coat? Make it look exactly how you want it to look. And the price will be a bit lower than usual since you don't have to paint the fork.

As for repro decals (okay, they're actually stickers, but nice ones), Greg Softly at cyclomondo.net has a couple of Pinerello sets that might do the trick. His prices are reasonable, and he gets stuff to you pretty quickly even though he is in Australia. Joe Bob says check it out.
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