I just picked up a Team Miyata at the Trexlertown swap.

(if you saw a dude with a beard walking around with this bike...it was me)



The frame and fork appears to be chrome underneath the paint...in the places the paint is chipped off Its very shiny. I'm kinda thinking about stripping the main tubes and forks and stays down and keeping the lugs blue and gold, but I'm really not sure. As it is I want the "Kopps Cycle" team decals off of it and they are taking the paint with them as they flake off.

Here's the biggest issue... the top tube cable guide is rotting...see?



more pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/alario/T...eat=directlink

Its split in half and rusting off. Can I repair this without having a new one brazed on? I'd hate to ruin the paint job...not to mention the frame appears to be chromed underneath the paint and I'd really hate to ruin the chrome.