How to patina a bike tips below!
If you are not into shiny bikes,this bike could easily be made old,with nice patina,simply ride it,rap a chain around it and pull it back and forth then hit it a few times,jump some curbs and potholes,hike ur girlfriend on the rack,or ur boyfriend on the handlebars,or both simultaneously! do a few power slides through horse,chicken or cow,manure(which ever you prefer its all very acidic )mud helps too! let sit outside 6 months, then shoot it with a 12 gauge from 50 ft, kick the rims until they rock when they roll,next strip off the tank,lights,fenders,rack,and chainguard!now ride it with low pressure or better yet flat tires! Get some steel wool and try to clean all the manure,rust and mud off, put the parts back on that you took off,oops can't find most of them,that's typical! Oops forgot how to put the parts back on that you did find,but now they just dont seem to fit good!heck just leave them off they rub and rattle anyways! Perfect,you are now on your way to owning a really nice looking old bike! You will fit right in with the really nice old patina bikes now! Boy does it look great with no lights,tank,chainguard or rear fender,but still sporting the rack,and front fender!
Best of all no one will ever know your bike was once like new! Now you can show real pride of ownership hoorah!
