Originally Posted by
merziac
You could see if stripping it yourself would mitigate some of the cost for Marinoni to do it. There looks like there is enough rust to make this somewhat urgent for the long run, once you build it up you may not want to tear it back down, especially after you start riding it.
As per thinktubes suggestion, I get it, this is still a remarkable bike as is. But, I have a lot of other bikes I can ride the hell out of including a 14 pound carbon rocket and an awesome gravel bike. I agree with Merziac that this is a vintage beauty and an example of Canadian cycling history. I definitely want to make sure it is done right so I can stare at it on the wall as well as ride it. Any thoughts on groupset? From what I have read the Arabesque is as good as same period Nuovo Record for the most part. You seem to have some sound principles around bicycle restoration. Share your opinion. My feelings shouldn't be hurt because of the pain killers.