Originally Posted by Feldman
Also: old-looking, very unfashionable road bike with lots of rust and body primer on parts of the frame, unpainted homemade fork, old grocery-basket pannier permanently bolted to rear rack. I'll take my chances that any potential thief won't know the name "Helyett," and will think I made the Honjo fenders in my garage with a hammer. Camouflage bikes come in many forms!
My new thrift score had paint splatters, un-detailing, all custom.. certainly the ugliest, largest...most expensive, best equipt thing I ever dragged home. Road goodies from heaven. Everybody was looking @ the "Free Spirit"
Like>new<dep't store bikes ( ya, any GOOD used bike probably GOT used.) I've been happy as a clam for days.
I learned new un-detailings from an old master. And I have his Group? components, great price.
