Originally Posted by aubergene

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Hello, I bought this Falcon/Eddy Merckx bike recently. I wanted some advice on restoring it. I know it's not a real Merckx but it looks like one if youu don't look too closely and makes a good winter bike. The photos below show it as it was when I bought it. I've replaced the wheels (the old ones were too warped to be worth repairing). The frame is quite badly scratched and chipped, I got a bottle of colour match paint from halfords and was planning to touch up bits and hopefully buff it up so it won't show too bad. Would it be easy/worth it to change the gears?





Thanks