MarkKBike
Finally riding a big boys bike
I was talking to a friend of mine who owns a vintage 1986 Pinarello Montello. He has owned the bike since it was new, and he never rode it very much. He always babied it, and It has never even been loaded on a car rack. The bike is in mint condition, except for the decals..
In High School, I remember when he saved up and purchased it. We used to ride together, but would always ride around his neighborhood. He did not even like to load the bike up inside his vehicle.
At the time his father had a mid 60's Schwinn Paramont, and another vintage racing bike. He would usually ride his dads bike, instead of his.
He told me that for the first time ever, he over wintered the Pinarello in the garage, and recently noticed that the cold air must have messed with his decals, and they started to crack and flake a little bit. He was upset when he saw this.
He was researching replacement decals, and went into a bike shop. The shop told him they would leave it as is, since its all original, and that most Pinarello Montello's of that age have the same issue since the decals were placed on top of the paint, and not in it.
He is primarily interested in maintaining its collectors value.
He asked me what I thought, and told him I would check with the members here to get a solid opinion on whether or not it would be wise to replace them, or leave the bike as is.
Does any one have any thoughts on what he should do?
In High School, I remember when he saved up and purchased it. We used to ride together, but would always ride around his neighborhood. He did not even like to load the bike up inside his vehicle.
At the time his father had a mid 60's Schwinn Paramont, and another vintage racing bike. He would usually ride his dads bike, instead of his.
He told me that for the first time ever, he over wintered the Pinarello in the garage, and recently noticed that the cold air must have messed with his decals, and they started to crack and flake a little bit. He was upset when he saw this.
He was researching replacement decals, and went into a bike shop. The shop told him they would leave it as is, since its all original, and that most Pinarello Montello's of that age have the same issue since the decals were placed on top of the paint, and not in it.
He is primarily interested in maintaining its collectors value.
He asked me what I thought, and told him I would check with the members here to get a solid opinion on whether or not it would be wise to replace them, or leave the bike as is.
Does any one have any thoughts on what he should do?
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