Grey Ghost
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Nice bikes, all.
Seems as though original paint is either pretty nice or is kind of thrashed, no in between.
Mine was pretty bad but I don’t feel quite so bad about it now.
I’ll post my Krate when it’s done. Hopefully next week.
Question:
My Krate has mostly original parts.
It has a few NOS parts replacing the mostly worn out/incorrect parts such as the shock hangers, cables and tires.
The seat is new 69 Krate replica, made by Crawford.
I polished out the oxidization. I have lightly touched up the paint, and it looks good.
Several coats of wax have also improved the paints appearance.
I ended up overhauling F/R brakes, both hubs, BB, and replacing the headset bearings.
Would my bike be considered to be “restored”?
Mostly original?
What are the criteria for these terms?
If it’s a mongrel, that’s OK.
“ This is my Krate. There are many like it, but this one is mine”......
Seems as though original paint is either pretty nice or is kind of thrashed, no in between.
Mine was pretty bad but I don’t feel quite so bad about it now.
I’ll post my Krate when it’s done. Hopefully next week.
Question:
My Krate has mostly original parts.
It has a few NOS parts replacing the mostly worn out/incorrect parts such as the shock hangers, cables and tires.
The seat is new 69 Krate replica, made by Crawford.
I polished out the oxidization. I have lightly touched up the paint, and it looks good.
Several coats of wax have also improved the paints appearance.
I ended up overhauling F/R brakes, both hubs, BB, and replacing the headset bearings.
Would my bike be considered to be “restored”?
Mostly original?
What are the criteria for these terms?
If it’s a mongrel, that’s OK.
“ This is my Krate. There are many like it, but this one is mine”......