Old 06-04-08, 02:14 PM
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Ranger63
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Bikes: mid 80s Ross Centaur converted to Alfine 11 09 motobecane imortal force, 83 Ross Paragon,81 Schwinn LeTour Tourist, 91 Paramount, 93 GT converted to city bike

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I have two vintage bikes I restored

The cumulative to do both bikes right and acquire the vintage componentry I wanted easily cost 2/3rds what I just paid bikesdirect for a new Moto CF Imortal Force.
I learned a valuable lesson.
Restoration of vintage bikes is an expensive endeavor.
(I won't even go into the shill game and last minute outrageous bids encountered on eBay)
IMHO..Unless the (vintage) bikes componentry is reuseable or the bike has deep sentimental value you're better looking at a 9pts out of 10 version on craigslist.
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