I have a few nice bikes and som
>>e really neat parts (ASC hub, DuPrat cranks,...). But, my heirs will p
ro
>>bably be disappointed in the worth of my "collection," because almost n
ot
>>hing is NOS or perfectly restored. [...]
A perfect restoration, at least to my initial era of biking, would be a rather different paradigm to what I have seen on this list. Many of the
people I rode with started with a production bike, bought a new frame, pulled the components off the old production bike, and replaced them over the years as they could afford them. Usually it started with the cranks and ended with the brakes, sometimes mandated by the threading on
the bottom bracket. In fact, most of the frames I remember had later components. This was somewhat true for the higher end production bikes for those that could not afford (me) the nicer frame. I started by building a set
of tubulars, and never could acheive the campy level of componentry.
authenticity is always a slippery slope, but the attempt is quite the education....
I am now trying to figure out some sort of 'urban' bike to build from an
trashpicked old Raleigh grand sport frame, round abouts 72, that was rusty until I sandblasted and powdercoated it. Always wanted to try moustache bars...
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