Paint a vintage bike or just ride it as is? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by thayer@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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I recently scored a free 1974 Deelite Apollo 10 speed. As far as I can tell, it has all original parts, but most of the stickers have faded out and there are a few places where the paint has failed completely on the tubes.

As a project bike, would you consider stripping and painting the frame, or simply replace what needs done (tires, bar tape) and ride it as is?

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[-] niucllos@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

The brakes are probably worse, depending on the bike and how nice a bike you'd compare it to could be quite a bit worse. If you're just riding casually and have foresight it's not going to make or break it though. Oh, and modern shifters are a lot easier, but again not going to be life changing unless you're riding a ton, especially on uneven terrain

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

This is great feedback, thank you!

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