Just a quick notation on my “restoration” services. This frame from 1991 was one I’d made for one of the shop’s team riders. Gabe was/is very hard on his equipment. I don’t recall seeing as many dents in any one frame or fork before. Of course he explained it away as being this crash or that incident…. here’s a look at it when it arrived a couple days ago..
Well used MAX Porter click on to enlarge-arrow back
The frame was at the bike store hanging in the repair area. I asked about it and the guys said that he wanted to build it up again and ride it as his last “lightweight” (steel-bamboo) had broken in half.. Anyway, not wanting him “out there” on one of my frames that was as beat up as this old race bike, I offered a Bro deal to make it at least presentable again and the “deal” allowed me some discretion in how it would look.. His fork was the worst as it had been laying in the dirt in his back yard for years…
really rusted steerer tube
The fork had been in one of the previously mentioned crashes.. a crit where he’d got off line and sucked a marker cone between the blade and wheel.. I always liked the look of the MAX crown and the fat aero blades though they never fit worth a damn and required excess filler to look half way right. Nevertheless I spent some extra time to make this one safe and functional again.. Here’s a couple after the repair shots.. even still I missed a big ding in the top tube.. maybe a decal will cover it, just like the old PowerBar decal in the first picture..
AH! Signal Green.. like FM pumps..
seat lug
a real pump peg
Well, it is what it is.. probably good for a couple more years hammering from an old guy, but former National jersey winner..
As usual send me your comments and critiques…
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