Re: [CR]Component conundrum

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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:07:21 -0700
From: "Doug Van Cleve" <dvancleve@gmail.com>
To: "Tom Sanders" <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Component conundrum
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Tom,

To me it isn't original any more even if the repaint is a perfect replica. I would put the shiny parts on it...

Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ USA

On 2/26/07, Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I just had a bike come out of paint and it is lovely. A '72 black Paramount
> with shiny chrome in all the right places. Now here is what I am puzzling
> about. I have three, perhaps four Nuovo Record gruppos on hand. One of
> them is very close to NOS. The one that came off the Paramount is a bit
> shopworn...Ah...You're begging to see the problem? The NOS bits would look
> great and be harmonious with the now very nice bike. The original would
> keep the bike original. If it were a '59 Singer with original components it
> would be an easy decision...originality would win out in a heartbeat. But
> it's a '72 Paramount...I still am not at all sure I should put the minty
> group on it, even though I also want it to be really sharp looking, too.
> I am leaning toward putting the original back on it and replacing anything
> that seems not up to par on a piecemeal basis. Friends of mine seem to be
> voting for the nicer group of components.
> I'll bet there are some great ideas out there that I have not
> considered...anyone want to weigh in on this one?
> Tom Sanders
> Lansing, Mi USA