Classic & VintageThis forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more.
This is nothing new. Last year I did the same thing to that Rene Herse I found at a yard sale for $11. The only problem is all that welding really messed up the once-pristine chrome plating.