Charge Spoon or Knife (a thinner race version of the Spoon, shown in the picture below) are a good value. I need to try a Spoon again--it's been a while. Sexy shape, either of them, and I like the tail kick for the support when pedaling harder. Prices for the Spoon are quite nice (less than $40 easy).

Seat Tube decals removed. Derailleurs, chain, and shifters installed. Cables next.

Looking good!

Great thread. That flat black and chrome combo is hot.

DANG that looks amazing! I'm all about that matte black and chrome.

- Recently I was doing some reading on rattle-canning a bike frame, trying to figure out if I should bake the frame after spraying. I'm still not sure but I've decided NOT to. Some people commented that the header paint (and probably BBQ paint) ends up getting baked in use (hey, i think that's happened to me! getting baked in use.....)
ANYWAY, since a bike frame does not normally get baked in use, I think you would have to figure out how to bake those paints. I've opted for the PRO Rusteloum.

To the OP ~ I rattled canned a flat black a few years ago, left the tiny bits of shiny that I could. I sold the frame & fork as they were too small for me and my son got to big for the bike!
I'm experimenting right now with spay painting over a powder coat. I dunno.... we'll see.

Here's a few snap shots of the one from a few years ago. It had been brush painted yellow. Really bad.

good looking bikes!

This is almost finished minus the white handlebar tape that will get put on tomorrow. I ended up spending way too much on a new saddle. Wish I could upload larger pictures.

^ Looking good!

Looking good. What saddle did you get? I understand not wanting to spend more than one plans to, but in this case, it is a Circuit, just behind the Paramount and new-for-'87 Prologue, with a tubeset combo that mimics the previously #2 (1984-86) Peloton. Not bad. It's worth it.