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Old 10-05-19 | 04:41 AM
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Crescent Color Code Explanations

Originally Posted by juvela
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Me local MCB stockist was Stone's Bicycles of Alameda, California.

The carried the Monark badge and offered models 319 and 320 in a choice of white, blue or orange.

The explanation of the owner, Dennis Stone, was that MCB sponsored a pro team and an amateur team. One rode orange and one rode blue. White was offered as an unaffiliated colour.

Make no claim to correctness here. This is what I was told by a person in a position to know...-----
Interesting info, makes sense. You could go to the bank with anything that Dennis Stone (RIP) said.

I've only seen a few white Crescents and even fewer blue ones "in the steel".

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