I don't know, Joe. How are you supposed to treat a paint job? You rides your bike, the paint comes along (or, every now and again--off) for the ride. When I look at it, I see a gorgeous blue, the paint looks just fine, especially for a 10-year-old bike. The owner apparently has a slew of collectible steel, so I suspect the Riv may not have been ridden all that much. I'd let my heirs worry about restoring that puppy. But yeah, at that asking price, the scrapes and scratches will be a point a prospective buyer, if so inclined, could use for negotiation, no doubt. In today's market, cosmetic condition notwithstanding, the bike seems overpriced, even for a Rivendell.
On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 1:10:19 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Some nice parts - BG brakes FTW - but it's a damn shame how that Joe Bell > paint was treated. The need for restoration is going to kill the price on > that thing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
