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Old 01-23-09 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Kommisar89
Hmmm...maybe that's why Cycleart charges $800 for a frame and $185 for a fork.
I learned my lesson, people are fussy about chrome. It's like paint, we all want it somewhat durable if we are riding it but if we are going for a restoration we want it thin to mimic the original and really show off the lug work. The fork I had was a unicrown so that wasn't a concern, but I could barely tell it had campagnolo drop-outs afterwards. The stressed to the chromers that it was from a vintage italian bike and that it should be handled with care, but I don't think they did (Trades men don't like to be told what to do). I think they probably applied too much pressure when polishing and bent the blades... live and learn, it wasn't bad and for the price improved the overall look of the frame, but I would never have left my fork in their hands if it was a super collectable machine.
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