Originally Posted by
Tangsooyuk
Dont you dare, just let it continue to sit. If you sell it you will miss it and whats the point of making it a SS if you can only ride one bike at a time? Have fun riding the track bike you have. You will want to ride that bike again in due time, trust me.
+1!!
DO NOT sell it! The fact that you are so torn should tell you that this bike is important to you. If you sell it whole, or part it out, YOU WILL REGRET IT.
Same goes for fixing it. If you change it into something else, then you might as well get rid of it, because it will NO LONGER be the same bike. You have other fixed machines, so why not let this one remain the beloved old friend it has been, to be ridden whenever the mood hits?
I hate to sound so dramatic about it, but I have several vintage road bikes that don't see as many miles as they used to, but I know that each has a value that I can't quite quantify. Each is a favorite in its own right, and I do ride them and appreciate them for different reasons, which, again, I can't quantify. The bottom line is......I have often thought of "upgrading" each of them (they all are 70's - 80's steel frame, downtube-shifted, drop-bar'd beauties), but if I did, they would cease to be the bikes I have enjoyed so much. Improvements for their own sake are often not improvements at all, especially when they displace something of value in favor of something common.
Anyway, just my thoughts on the matter.............good luck, and good travels..........
oh yeah, almost forgot to mention..... that is one drop-dead gorgeous ride. I wouldn't change a thing.