The Head Badge Close Up thread,
 

Post you close up pics of your head badges. Any will do, but please restrict them to close ups, and shot as near as head on as you are able. I'll start. Here's this one. And my other one can be seen over there on the left.

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...adbadge1-1.jpg

At first I thought the headbadge site was closing up. Man Kurt must really be slimming down on stuff. lol.

From my Lotus rebuild:
http://i.imgur.com/uF1PV.jpg

And not vintage, but for the frame I just finished. It hasn't been mounted yet:
http://i.imgur.com/T2APl.jpg

1961 Bianchi Competizione.

Before
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/IMG_0933.jpg

After
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/IMG_1130.jpg

Wow. Very nice.

[IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/7...aca1962d8d.jpg[/IMG]

Luxembourg stayer champion

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3274/2...312a5fe0f4.jpg
Infidel Bike 020 by mtypinski, on Flickr

[IMG]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2386/2...863d642f76.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1065/1...806ef14105.jpg[/IMG]

That's exactly what I thought.

The headbage on my '83 Waterford Paramiont is from a Schwinn Superior. It came with the frame and I decided to mount it in a bit of tongue-in-cheek. Should keep anyone who looks close enough guessing. :innocent:

[IMG]http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6114/6...15810373e3.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7...0dd67e6485.jpg[/IMG]

Am I the only one who can't see poprad's images?

Oh, one of my favorite photo themes! And since you asked for it...

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6214/6...69eb566f_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4...c84ffcd2_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2510/4...46b5eab9_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7...675b2d6c_z.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3655/4...a542c3a8_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2609/4...c2774a24_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/7...43876bdc_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2657/4...e416e531_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4078/4...6c7edafb_z.jpg

I would be willing to give up all my head badges for this one :).

here is my favorite from a 1936 schwinn i restored.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...myschwinn3.jpg

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1289851660

My photography prowess shines again.

1938
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...wHeadbadge.jpg

1953
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ts-1953019.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7...947e9e98_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6...73e79114_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7...3567898f_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6099/6...90caf776_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5286/5...f0966db5_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5138/5...8080a789_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5137/5...43194b4e_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4147/5...3c0bed35_z.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...l/P1000602.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...l/IMG_3660.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...port500003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t...0/DSCF6019.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g...nt%2520072.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f...0/P1000669.JPG

For what it's worth, there is a Flickr group devoted to head badges. It contains several thousand pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/bicycleheadbadges/pool/

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9...0/P1000106.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3...0/IMG_3744.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o...0/P1010623.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O...10911-1145.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...0/IMG_3547.JPG

Do decals count?

You asked for it!

Vanilla

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/photo-92.jpg

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...lk67/front.jpg

Litespeed with original badge and the coming replacement

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0756.jpg

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/photo-41.jpg

Primato

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/photo-27.jpg

Sachs road

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0905.jpg

Titanio

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0847.jpg

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0848.jpg

Merckx

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Photo0560.jpg

Sachs tourer

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_3414.jpg

Koga

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...9329852371.jpg


http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...67/photo-4.jpg

Motobecane (since sold, but I like this one)

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0946.jpg

Montagner

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0529.jpg

Cyclops (since sold, but coolest badge EVER)

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0543.jpg

Schwinn Triplet


http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/IMG_0466.jpg

Serotta

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Photo0579.jpg

Marnati

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Photo0488.jpg

Merlin


http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Photo0967.jpg