Here's a solid frame I haven't yet gotten around to building. I thought it would be perfect for a townie/fixie, as it has a tough powder coat and horiz. dropouts. A 56cm c t c square sizing is perfect. Pretty neat eh?

Work in process

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Do not take this personally as I don't know what shape this frame was in before. But this is a good example of why you should not powdercoat nice old lugged frames. The seat-stay caps says it all, looks like mush.

Here's a pic of an original paint job on a Rossin. Not the greatest to begin with. These were painted in the USA after import.

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Do not take this personally as I don't know what shape this frame was in before. But this is a good example of why you should not powdercoat nice old lugged frames. The seat-stay caps says it all, looks like mush.

This is true, and I never would have done this, but I got it this way so -oh well. The frame is sound and the powder coat is bombproof. Many other bikes also qualify for collector status, this one just slipped through the cracks.