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Old 02-14-09 | 11:18 AM
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Bikes: 1973 Crescent Pepita Single Speed,1978 Raleigh Competition G.S.,1976 Raleigh Super Course MKII,1970's Motobecane Super Touring Fixed Gear, 1980's Denti Road Tech Five,Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo,1973 Atala Giro,Cheap MTB Tandem,Schwinn World Sport

Originally Posted by DARTHVADER
i think those treks i posted were missing dt shifter bosses. yes that one had the chainstay filed.

the point is all these frames could make a good townie/commuter or whatever but they are going to sit unused or trashed for a very silly reason.
myself i'd rather have some beat original paint.
so spending 150 to have braze-ons replaced and then 200-400 or whatever it costs for a quality repaint is going to cause me to keep looking.
Good point. Brings up another question: If y'all were to come across a bike that was "brazed off", what would it have to be to justify a restoration?
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