I just got notification from UPS that a package will arrive tomorrow from the UK, so I assume that's the Dolan Pre Cursa that I ordered. My current plan is to strip all the components from my VISP and transfer them to the Dolan. This will leave the VISP frameset with a seatpost and clamp. So, I now have to decide what to do with the VISP. It's not all that bad, other than being very heavy. It was made in Taiwan, not China, and the welding is pretty decent, about the same as my leader 721tr. So, here are my options:

1) Sell it.

2) Build it up as a really heavy urban fixie with B43 wheels and a riser bar. Lots of gold and other garish colors, cheap Origin 8 stuff and urban platforms with double straps and wide plastic clips. Low 60s fixed gearing so I can run brakeless. Widest tires I can stuff in there, probably 700x28c with no front brake. Basically, it would be an aluminum version of the naranja. Total rebuild price under $400.

3) Strip all the components off the Vilano and reuse as many of them as possible on the VISP, then sell the Vilano. The build would look pretty wonky, but at least the VISP fits me, whereas the Vilano does not. Also, the Vilano frame quality is horrible. I would still have to spend up to $100.

4) Do nothing. Stick the VISP frameset in the attic, and forget about it.

Regardless of what I do, I don't want to end up with any more bikes.

Have it melted down and make head badges out of it.

Option 2 sounds like the most fun but least practical. So that is totally what I would do.

3) Why keep the vilano if it doesn't fit?

You forgot a key part to any crazy rebuild. Take it to the hood airbrush shop and get some sort of crazy mural on it.

Buy another VISP and make a VISP tall bike!!!!!!

If the floor is not open to bargaining,
#2 !!!!!
FYI B43's are officially discontinued whatever that means.

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Put State Undefeated decals on it and sell it to some schmuck on PedalRoom.

There's a VISP trackie that cruises past me periodically going to work. The rider is a scrawny old barsteward and that bit of road is a prize sod, but I swear he passes me faster than any roadie has. Just goes to show it's the motor not the bike ... but we all know that ... don't we?

Serious question. My son has a VISP roadie from about 3 years ago. We built it up as a cheap commuter with second hand bits and wheels that were trued by coercion and black magic. He's now gone back to using his OCR2 "because it's a much better ride" surprise surprise. But this leaves the VISP doing nothing. I've got enough bits and pieces lying around to make it into a reasonable roadie, but it's still be an all aluminium frame. Would there be any advantage in fitting a carbon fibre fork? The objective would be a smoother ride. I'm not likely to use a roadie style bike very much so there's little value in my buying another bike when I've got the makings (apart from the carbon fork) here. Maybe I'm just looking for another project. Any thoughts?

Regarding the OPs question. There's little point in keeping a frame that doesn't fit. Cheaper frames often have a use in 'lesser' roles. He's got so many flamin' bikes it's nice to see him embarrassed for a change

meta bfssgf.

I sort of own this bike in my Kilo with gold-ano parts (but, has brake, bigger gear, no riser, etc etc). Heavy, at least. have fun with it at all costs. My first thought was brakeless riser bar bike.

a kilo makes an infinitely better bar bike than a visp, even on horridly uncomfortable b43s.

Well, I got out of bed this morning and saw this bike hanging where the VISP used to be.

You poor bugga. Did you catch the perpetrator?