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Does it need to be all NOS?

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Avro:
Nos is lovely but not the dog's.
I love to restore and use skills and process to achieve a result. It is not popular but, for me, this is where it is at.
'Survivour' is also lovely but only if you have one! Creating a 'survivour', at least to me, is ridiculous; a dichotomy. Yes, I would love to find a survivour Shimano or Kuwahara but I will never be so lucky nor will I try to 'recreate' one.
Repop is a dead end, satisfys neither criteria. Patience is the key there.

mivvi:
I'm with Avro on this but we are all different and its whatever makes you smile. My passion is restoration, nothing pleases me more than turning an old used knackered part into something usable again and looking like new. A big question is whether you are building this to look at or ride? I personally don't like re-pop parts but would use them if it was stopping me finishing a build that I want to ride and obviously tyres and brake pads are consumables, so why would you ride on some highly priced dried out rubber  :D

Do what you feel is right for you, no one will or should judge you. In my eyes its your bike, your shout. Enjoy whatever you decide to do  :daumenhoch:

 

gaf16:
Thanks for the input all.
I am building it to look at rather than ride tbh.
I think the repro bits will serve the purpose of allowing me to finish the initial build.
Then, over time and with some breathing space, I will look to replace the few repro parts with NOS stuff or survivor bits I can refurbish.
It won't feel fully complete now until they are replaced.
I was hoping that I wasn't alone in feeling this way.
It is clear from the thread replies that I am not......!! ;)

Retrodan72:

--- Quote from: gaf16 on March 29, 2018, 09:44 PM ---Thanks for the input all.
I am building it to look at rather than ride tbh.
I think the repro bits will serve the purpose of allowing me to finish the initial build.
Then, over time and with some breathing space, I will look to replace the few repro parts with NOS stuff or survivor bits I can refurbish.
It won't feel fully complete now until they are replaced.
I was hoping that I wasn't alone in feeling this way.
It is clear from the thread replies that I am not......!! ;)

--- End quote ---

I've done that with my Torker. Started off with repop parts but gave gradually replaced with OG, I think a Torker is worthy of being treated to OG stuff.

Jaymz:
Fook nos

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