Well, I don't think it's really all that bad at all. I don't think I'd have to nerve to do it, but it does show a lot of time put into a beloved frame, and it's an intriguing use of the canvas. And you can still see Bill Hurlow's lovely work. Good for you, Dick, ride the devil out of it.
Tom Adams, Manhattan, KS, USA
From: Ken Sanford <kanford@live.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Pics of my resto-mod "S W Cotten" To: rehoward1@verizon.net, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:48 PM
Dick
that hurts my eyes... not sure cause its out of focus or cause it just 'ain't fitting'
Ken Sanford
Kensinfron, MD
> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:43:22 -0700
> From: rehoward1@verizon.net
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Pics of my resto-mod "S W Cotten"
>
> W.B. Hurlow custom built to spec this frame set for me in 1972. It was badged as an "S W Cotten", Sam Cotten being the importer. I rode and raced it til the late 80's then hung it up in my basement. When I decided to convert it to a single speed I decided that I wanted to do a rattle can, outside the box paint job. I ran this idea and samples past my arty designer friends and they loved it.
> The LBS guys initially looked at the finished product like the chimps looking at the monolith in " 2001 A Space Odyssey". Then they came around.
> http://www.flickr.com/
>
> Dick Howard
> Salem , Virginia
> US of A