Should I Restore This Or Leave It?

[Curtis Washington]

 

[squeedals]

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Depends.......it could use some tires.......but it's all up to you..........

 

[Curtis Washington]

Thanks..........

 

[Euphman06]

I'd clean it up and leave it how it is. Of course I wouldn't plan on riding it, so I'd keep the original tires and everything. It would be more of a conversation piece than a riding machine.

 

[Curtis Washington]

I'd clean it up and leave it how it is. Of course I wouldn't plan on riding it, so I'd keep the original tires and everything. It would be more of a conversation piece than a riding machine.

Yeah......I might.

 

[ccmerz]

LEAVE!

 

[jkent]

You could alway get a set of modern 700c rims and put some tires on them that look the part. Use them to ride on and always keep the original wheel set with the bike so when it's on display put them back on.
Other than that I would just service and clean it the best I could.
On 90% of all bikes it doesn't make a lot of since to do a FULL 100% restoration on them. The cost would be twice the value of the bike.
Unless the bike is unusual or rare or the bike has sentimental value. and you have no intension of ever selling the bike, it just doesn't warrant a full restoration.
JKent

 

[dnc1]

Why not stick some "French" tyres on it and use it! walls are for hanging art, bicycles are for riding!

 

[Curtis Washington]

Seems like the consensus is leave her be.

 

[catfish]

Just clean it.