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What will make Vintage Drop Bar Bicycles Sexy!?

Old 02-11-22, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ClydeClydeson
Steps to making a vintage bike 'sexy':

1. Accept scratches and abrasions and dings on the frame as a dynamic and evolving patina
2. Get some arse-kicking fenders like these Honjo ones
3. Skinwall tires
4. New bar tape
Have basically done this to one bike it looks great and is a head turner a older Jeunet 620 a bit rat it looks great and get's comments often from women who say it is a bit sexy, yet not really sexy IMHO.
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Defining the sexiness...


Dang, I didn’t think a bike could break like that...it took three hours of surgery to remove the top tub from my leg...

Dang, looks like the entire bottom bracket will fall out next time I pedal.


Man, look at that dent and crack..."ahh, 'tis merely a flesh wound We can still finish this century today and maybe I can put some Bondo and duct tape on it for next weeks ride..."


Now that is sexy.
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