Classic & Vintage - I just love this vintage Campy ad...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6809856603_3c8d34281b_b.jpg

Campy, Mmmmmmmm!!

:love:

Best Campagnolo ad ever. Period.

Can it be had in poster size, by any chance?

-Kurt

The next-best thing to a real one :)

Real life comparo, suitable for framing:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6081504910_e114af1dec_b.jpg

DD

I have a mint copy of the ad I can scan to a gazillion mega mega pixelets if that helps...


:love:

Best Campagnolo ad ever. Period.

Can it be had in poster size, by any chance?

-Kurt

I got my first Campy Super Record rear derailleur in the early 1980s. :)

I'm STILL using my first Campy Super Record derailleur on my Ciocc. :D

Campy doesn't break-down . . . it just breaks in! :thumb:

EDIT: That beautiful old Campy ad is truly a perfect example of "truth in advertising". The literal truth.

I have a mint copy of the ad I can scan to a gazillion mega mega pixelets if that helps...
I'd love to have that as well!

I have a mint copy of the ad I can scan to a gazillion mega mega pixelets if that helps...Yes.

The ad brings to mind the old movie line by The Duke:
"No brag, just fact."

I have a mint copy of the ad I can scan to a gazillion mega mega pixelets if that helps...

I'd be interested in a copy of that.

-Kurt

:love:

Best Campagnolo ad ever. Period.

Can it be had in poster size, by any chance?

-Kurt

i would be interested in one.

i would be interested in one.

I hate to be a "me too", but me too.

I would like to join this line if I may. Got a great spot to hang it too !

3SS

I like this advert, but every time I saw it way back, I want to move the ridge line on the two pivot fasteners and add the stamped text.
I am sure the illustrator was proud enough of the Campagnolo Super Record text, a pain to render by hand.

My favorite Campagnolo ad and poster was the one with Eddy soon after a victory, (I think it was a World's) with a bouquet and being hugged by Tullio Campagnolo.

So, anyone able to convert this to a poster? I have one file scanning but it's over 100mb 800dpi. I have another that that is much smaller. What is needed for a poster? Anyone?

Le Gadois

So, anyone able to convert this to a poster? I have one file scanning but it's over 100mb 800dpi. I have another that that is much smaller. What is needed for a poster? Anyone?Le Gadois
The average laser printer prints at 300 or 600dpi and you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. Even the low res copy you have on Flickr would look acceptable, though not nearly as good. I'd say 300dpi is a good resolution to scan it at. Maybe 600 and a little bit of compression to keep the file size reasonable.

This might go nicely in a set with it. I'll do a better scan of it if anyone wants it.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3161/2751192769_b14950cddf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/2751192769/)
Brooks Ad 3-3-1955 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/2751192769/) by Yo Spiff (http://www.flickr.com/people/yospiff/), on Flickr

+1, 300dpi is good. I'd like to get the file too please!

ok I have uploaded it. The only thing I ask is that if someone makes a poster that I can get one too :-)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9467319/CampySRAd.JPG.zip

GG

PM sent

I hate to be a "me too", but me too.Um. Yeah, the Suntour junkie wants one too. Please don't tell anyone.

I wish I had a flatbed scanner, I found a '94 Campy catalog with a few interesting things in it, plus an old Mavic one. I forgot there even WAS a Campy Record OR (Off-Road) mountain-bike group.

I changed the scan to fit standard poster size (24x36). I did a few hurried edits (Gaussian blur, unsharp mask, cloned background,) I think the end result is acceptable looking when it printed.

I have a 15mb limit on my flickr account so I had to save lower the resolution a bit to get under the limit. Don't expect perfection from it, but I think it will be decent.

Here is the link to the download
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6810636775/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6810636775_2cc07b0f92_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6810636775/)
CampySRAd_smaller (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6810636775/) by mkeller234 (http://www.flickr.com/people/30894973@N04/), on Flickr

Here's a rotated and cropped raw version, for those interested...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/60308577/CampySRAd.JPG

That is just awesome!

Really cool you guys. Thanks for the work. I'd love to have that hanging on my wall.

The next-best thing to a real one :)

Real life comparo, suitable for framing:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6081504910_e114af1dec_b.jpg

DD

me want me want me want .......

That's the ultimate piece of bike gear DD. Thanks.

That beautiful old Campy ad is truly a perfect example of "truth in advertising". The literal truth.

Quite a lovely advert, no doubt about it. I love the classic Campy stuff as much as anybody.

However, the bit about the "adjustable lower pivot spring" does smack of hyperbole. Nowhere in the ad does it tell you that it's a simple two-position adjustment.

But, by definition, that makes it adjustable...

maximum lateral thrust capabilities...

I liked that line too. What I really liked about that ad, aside from the fact is that it's just plain cool, is the apparent confirmation of something I've really been scratching my head over. It states the pins holding the thing together are aluminum. That may seem obvious on first glance, but if you're trying to make some .... now all I've got to do is see if regular aluminum alloy works.

Who needs a derailleur?
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2599/raleighadladywithhat.jpg

Dang, she makes it look so easy...

"The high gear with a favoring wind Leaves other riders far behind" :)

Thanks for the nice scan. I printed it out 8 1/2 x 11 and will find a frame tonight for my work bench.

That Campy ad is absolutely of another time. Love the directness and lack of "concept." They just made something amazing and said "here it is and here's why it's great." Long-copy ads don't really exist these days, for the most part. It's kind of a shame, because they can still be effective for certain audiences.

The one thing I can't abide is the abuse of Lubalin Graph in that headline. Ouch.

The Raleigh ad is really nice, too. Nice contrast from different ages.

"Lubalin Graph"? smile when you say that cowpoke. :>

(please enlighten me. WTF is a Lubalin Graph?)

That is a great ad! I'd love to have a poster of it as well, but may just satisfy myself with a letter size print...

The one thing I can't abide is the abuse of Lubalin Graph in that headline. Ouch.

It fits the era. What I dislike about it is that the type has been stretched vertically.

Better than another 1970's ad with Helvetica, anyway.

-Kurt

I wish I had a flatbed scanner, I found a '94 Campy catalog with a few interesting things in it, plus an old Mavic one. I forgot there even WAS a Campy Record OR (Off-Road) mountain-bike group.

Hen's teeth stuff, that campy OR. I desperately want some, especially in the braking department.

You talent youngsters on the bits and bytes.

I had to update my Quicktime to open the large file.
Of course, I got it open in Paint, but I could only see about 1/100 of the image at a time.
:roflmao2:

I sent the 12.2mb image to my color laser, which has a 512mb memory.
The little screen on the printer says something that may indicate it's thinking about it....
It's been almost 3 minutes, but no error messages. I'll give it overnight.
:D

Hen's teeth stuff, that campy OR. I desperately want some, especially in the braking department.
I just sold an Euclid mtb RD, honestly didn't know what it was, thought it was just an old NOS long-cage RD.
It should be at Mr. Thompson's house about tomorrow, or maybe Monday.
Until then, I didn't know there was such a thing as a Campy mtb RD...

Really cool you guys. Thanks for the work. I'd love to have that hanging on my wall.

Me too, I could hang it next to this

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=236014&d=1328317355

"Lubalin Graph"? smile when you say that cowpoke. :>

(please enlighten me. WTF is a Lubalin Graph?)

It's the name of a specific type; a font. Us advertising folks can bore you about fonts in the same way we can ramble endlessly about Nuovo Record.

-Kurt

It's the name of a specific type; a font. Us advertising folks can bore you about fonts in the same way we can ramble endlessly about Nuovo Record.

-KurtMy mom used to think I hand-wrote letters to her, until my stupid brother told her about the handwriting font I'd had made.

My mom used to think I hand-wrote letters to her, until my stupid brother told her about the handwriting font I'd had made.

Speaking of which, handwritten script fonts are overused. You'd think that a creative director would have smartened up by now: Have someone physically write the headline/tagline by hand, then import it into Illustrator. Live Trace can take care of the rest.

-Kurt

It was one where they send you a long sheet, and you hand write a script they send you, and you send it back.
Looked like it covered the gamut of the most-often used items and transitions.

I sent it off and got a floppy back with the font on it. Basically, a font in my handwriting. It got boring after a while.

guygadois, thanks for doing the scan ... I have a new printer to try out and this will be a perfect start! It will hang on the wall next to my A-D Ultima, which has this hanging on it:

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Head_High_and_Glassy/1976%20Austro%20Daimler%20Ultima/file-51.jpg

Scott

Oh man. Another one. That's just a beautiful thing.

guygadois, thanks for doing the scan ... I have a new printer to try out and this will be a perfect start! It will hang on the wall next to my A-D Ultima, which has this hanging on it:

That's a gorgeous picture. There's something about the burgundy frame and that RD that compliment each other.

-Kurt

Bump. I made a couple posters, 24 1/4 x 36 1/4. I think they turned out pretty good, even better than I had hoped.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6851603549_b09b35c892_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6851603549/)
Campagnolo Super record (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6851603549/) by mkeller234 (http://www.flickr.com/people/30894973@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6851603947_64e19a97ef_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6851603947/)
DSC04831 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30894973@N04/6851603947/) by mkeller234 (http://www.flickr.com/people/30894973@N04/), on Flickr

Wow. Great job. Any chance you will be making those available to any of us? ;)