Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 1,482
Likes: 1,144
From: Phoenix, AZ
Bikes: 1964(?) Frejus Tour de France, 1967(?) Dawes Double Blue, 1979 Trek 710, 1982 Claud Butler Dalesman, 1983 Schwinn Paramount Elite, 1984 Miyata 1000, 2014 Brompton, maybe a couple more
I like the Arabesque look and I have a groupset+ waiting for the right bike. I paid a fair amount for it and the values seem to be holding up.
To me the look is more psuedo-victorian steampunk than actual arabesque. It seems perfect for a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen resto-mod.
I've heard complaints about performance compared to Suntour, but the same thing is true of most Campy from the same period.