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Old 06-21-11, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Gios Torino yet.

One of the most beautiful bike colors ever (especially when the rider is wearing an old Brooklyn rteam jersey). Funny thing, though - The Powers That Be won't let you mix actual cobalt into paint any more. So unless you go to some third world country where trivial details like environmental and health issues don't enter into the equation, you can't duplicate it now.
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