Walking home in the rain after discovering my car was towed, I found this frame on the side of the road. The frame is an old Ross "Adventurer", (1980's ish?), originally yellow and red. When I found the frame it was stripped of everything, except for the decrepit tires and wheels; even the bottom bracket was missing. Before I did anything with it, it spent months outside in the rain.
I first spray painted it flat gray in color. Since the new coat of paint was sitting atop the old paint it became easily scraped and scratched off. I bought paint stripper, and with the chemical eating away my skin as well as the paint, spent hours scraping it down to its raw state. I then spray painted it with this light blue color. I also added a clear coat. On the bottom of my bottom tube is a heart welded into it. Yes, I'm cheesy enough to have painted it pink. This is my first track bike. The only truly good thing about it is my Brooks saddle, bought for cheap. I blame not being able to skid on my heavy, steel frame. I'll find out if that's the case when I get a new frame.
