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Old 04-17-08 | 09:13 PM
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From: Ann Arbor, MI

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As soon as I read the title of this thread I knew that Wilier was going to be posted. That Wilier is sad much more so than the Centurion. A nice vintage track bike in great shape turned into a hipster ride to match his white belt. Very sad!

I have two vintage track bikes and I would never ever redo them. The stock paint is in good shape, and I got them with mostly period parts. They have scratches and paint chips here and there, but that gives them character. When I got my Paramount Track bike it didn't have a wheelset. I wanted a nice clincher wheelset and absolutely could not bring myself to putting a formula hub wheelset with Deep V on it. I watched ebay for awhile and bought high flange double fixed Phil Wood hubs laced to silver Mavic Ma3s. I wanted a very nice hubs to go with the Campy parts and a box section rim. I will say I have a close to stock tubular wheelset for the Paramount as well (high flange Record track hubs to Mavic Montherly tubular rims).
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