and if it is, what's the great controversy? Is this a leper NOSish Commando?
I imagine there are a few NOS-like vintage/classic MTB's out there with some work done to them, much like restoring a work of art, does that mean it is somehow much less than what it was.
I remember the auction, and I remember the seller, he also had a "custom" made or labeled Fat City bike; it was a Yo Richard or Yo Dick, or something like that. It was also nice, and apparently controversial, as well.
From what I remember, he disclosed the damage, and had receipts from a reputable bike repair and paint shop. It didn't sell as high as a completely unrestored NOS one might've; stayed under $2K. One like this, without the repair would've gone over that mark, by a few hundred at least.
Perhaps some people don't like the seller much; his name slips my mind...oh yeah- pilgrim century is his name.
and I found the original thread here on RB, for this Commando's auction; it got a bit testy:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t ... t=commando
oops
wrong thread link; here you go:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... do&start=0
Rocco, hell, you should remove the nos m730 kit, install it on a unmolested frameset, and burn that frameset for the bastid it is.
or you can just sell it to me
(seriously, why malign this bike; if there is a legit reason I'd like to read it)
