Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Chromovelato, candy, flamboyant, all basically the same thing. The chrome or copper base layer is nice, but a similar effect can be achieved with a silver or even black base coat. Raleighs of the 30's-50's often had the black base coat with a flamboyant color over that, sadly pretty fragile.
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