Originally Posted by John Z;4882157OK
i have wanted a road bike, so this will be a cheap way for me to try one out i think. I paid 10.00 for this. My questions are - what kind of bike is this? Is it decent enough to warrant a complete disassembly to clean and polish up?
Hi-ten is entry-level tubing, but the components seem decent enough. I think for $10, this is definitely worth cleaning and polishing, although it will be a labor of love and learning.
Originally Posted by John Z;4882157OK
And finally the head badge. The red paint is coming off. This is a metal badge rivited to the bike. Any ideas of how to restore this? I suppose it could just be painted, but it seems like it was some type of red plastic sort of material in there.
I haven't seen one in person, but have seen lots of pics. Based on the pics, I think it's
cloisonne, and I have no idea how to restore cloisonne. Anybody?
EDIT: From reading the article on cloisonne, you would need to find a cloisonne artist to do the restoration, I think. Assuming it is cloisonne...