NExt project - Cannondale Skedaddle/NORBA edition

yeti-man · May 29, 2012

My next project this summer will be a restoration of my old beater. I am not sure if I will glass blast the frame and fork and have them repainted or keep the patina and just clean it and rebuild it with time correct parts.

Chr1st0phe · May 30, 2012

If I could have time to repaint my frames, I will ...

yeti-man · May 30, 2012

I agree - but this bike comes with so much history...

merckx · May 30, 2012

a vote here for paint. it looks very scrappy currently...history acknowledged.

Tc · May 30, 2012

Do not respray that bike! That's got the history of a thousand rides in that patina & it's own personality!

Tc

lewis1641 · May 30, 2012

my old kona looked like that, every scar tells a story.

i had my blasted and powdered and it looked lovely, but it lost its soul. i sold it shortlyu afterwards

dont do it, naybe tough it up a bit

sylus · May 30, 2012

I would leave the patina on until it starts to pee you off then get it done.

34henry3w · Jun 1, 2012

I went through the same dilemma with my old trek 930. I convinced myself that the soul rests in the steel, not the thin paint veneer, repainted and am happy I did.

mikee · Jun 2, 2012

leave the paint ,please
looks so cool

ez054098 · Jun 4, 2012

Half of me wouldn't touch it. The other half would paint it exactly how it was. Kind of like a classic race car.

NExt project - Cannondale Skedaddle/NORBA edition

yeti-man

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Chr1st0phe

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yeti-man

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merckx

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Tc

lewis1641

sylus

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34henry3w

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mikee

ez054098

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