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Old 04-26-21, 09:43 PM
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Jeff Wills
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Originally Posted by 3dvvitch
Weekend update: I found this listed in the region for a basically reasonable price and grabbed it as a potential donor bike. The problem (aside from the lack of usable shifters) is that the starfish era ssc stuff is much more representative of the early 90s than the late 80s. So, now I have to decide whether to dispense with period correctness and transfer the parts, or just keep them on standby for a different project and continue my search...
Screw "period correctness"! Make up a story if you like:
"The frame hung around in the back room of a bike shop before someone decided to build it. At that point the Mavic SSC parts were cool and exotic and the new owner like the way the gray anodization played off the titanium frame."
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