Davidson frame pics

When I decided to take on the task of restoring my old Davidson steel frame road bike I wanted to know if frame decals were still available. I was not even sure that the company still existed. Google informed me the company website was still up, and it looked to me as though Bill Davidson was still working. I reached out through their contact link and Bill himself replied. How cool is that?

These days Bill makes most of his bikes from titanium. He is definitely not a fan of carbon fiber. But for many years he made his bikes from steel. Mine is an Impulse. You can read about it on the Davidson website history section. Scroll down a bit and you will see a section describing the Impulse. Click it to enlarge. That is what my bike looked like when I bought it. I feel kind of bad I upgraded to STI shifters. The plan is to restore to as original as practical.

Today I dropped the frame and fork off at Jimmy's, the painter recommended by Dorian. He says he can duplicate the confetti look, which will do a lot to make the bike look original.

The rest of this post is just a place to hang a bunch of pictures I took for reference. Stay tuned as this project rolls forward.