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Chilli Rinse:
So I finished stripping the old girl yesterday. All head set parts apart from the bearings and cages were rusty so I popped them in an apple cider vinegar bath, no rust now just pitting scars. Whilst handling the frame and forks I discovered some nasties, I knew about the rust and loss to the weird plastic like paint and damaged decals but not what I found. I think one too many vinos were had by whoever made this frame. I knew this was not too notch craftsmanship but I was not expecting this. I love the dead balls accurate positioning of the chain stays on the bb shell. More so, I love the creativity of cutting the seat tube decal so it did not wrinkle when it was applied over a giant welding snot that was painted over. She is definitely just getting a clean up and then put back together. Check out the pics.
Have you seen worse :LolLolLolLol:
Chilli Rinse:
Forgot to mention... as cool as the og pedals are, they are cracked and unserviceable. So I bought some very cheap Wellgo pedals that will do the trick.
deeman:
Is it me or is the frame exactly the same as the Bercy Masters you have?! the workmanship in the 80's was shocking in some cases as demand was SO high!! x3 on the opc definitely !
Chilli Rinse:
--- Quote from: deeman on October 16, 2020, 11:14 AM ---Is it me or is the frame exactly the same as the Bercy Masters you have?! the workmanship in the 80's was shocking in some cases as demand was SO high!! x3 on the opc definitely !
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Definitely staying with the OPC Damo. At first glance they look very similar but the Masters is a much better frame set, part crmo. The Pug is a real tank so must be all hi ten, the oversized down tube must add quite a bit of weight. The headstock must be over 1/8 inch thick. Chunky stuff. The Masters has a nice arched one piece support to the standing platform tubing and the Pug is a bit more basic. The Pug also has integrated rear peg threads and the Masters has standers. If the Pug had the quality of the MBK I would be a lot happier. She's still cool regardless of the 80's rush job fabrication.
Chilli Rinse:
I might have to go for one of these to get this build rolling "nono"
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