I am about to restore a pre war Superior track bike sold to me by a fellow
list member. The original paint had been covered by some cheap car paint.
Someone along the line drilled the back bridge for a brake and drilled the
top tube for a brake cable internal routing. This bike is probably a 1938
though not worth huge gobs of money it is reasonably rare and something I
have lusted after. It is obvious that there is no original finish to save.
I have already repaired the drilled holes in the tubes by welding them shut
I did not see this as any problem since they did not belong there to begin
with. My question to the list is this: The bike is an early one and
unlike later models I have seen the welds were not cleaned up that well, do I
take it upon myself to make this bike better than it was or reproduce it as
close to original as possible? Opinions? Sam DiBartolomeo In
Riverside CA