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rBotM Winner
Looking through eBay it's clear that a lot of folks are polishing up their Campagnolo items. As a Campagnolo purist I'm not convinced that these items are enhanced much by this process. I've seen some nasty examples of NR cranks polished within an inch of their lives with the lovely crisp angles rounded off so badly that the flutes aren't even parallel any more plus seatposts which can't possibly be their original diameter any more. Granted, it's a way of giving a new lease of life to an old worn item and I'm sure there's a market for it amongst the beardy weirdy hipster community but is there a danger that the decision to 'shine' it up is coming too eagerly amongst some sellers. I fear the whole package of an eBay ad featuring superb moody photographs and shiny things is too much for buyers to resist all at the detriment of some fine Italian components. Needless to say, I've never done it to my stuff but like silver cutlery, isn't there then a need to keep this stuff polished in order to maintain it's gleam?
So, really, is a bit of heel rub on a crank really that unsightly?
So, really, is a bit of heel rub on a crank really that unsightly?