Think Pink.
11-09-17 | 05:04 PM
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Think Pink.
I am tickled pink! Never let it be said that this isn't the best community on the internet. Today's mail brought me a very nice surprise - a bright pink B. Carré t-shirt to complement my pink B. Carré bike. Fellow C&V enthusiast and Right Coast Missourian [MENTION=43980]CV-6[/MENTION] has hooked me up in style!
Lynn, a great big thank you for the shirt. I totally owe you!
11-09-17 | 05:20 PM
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11-09-17 | 05:31 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, I think Lynn was who originally outed this frame listed on eBay France to the CR group. I followed up on it and immediately pounced - really glad I did too. Although it was totally an impulse purchase, it's turned out to be one of my favorite riders.
11-09-17 | 05:39 PM
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AND, you have shared it with the forum so we call get to enjoy it!
Have you/Lynn/CR list experts deduced a birthday?
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11-09-17 | 07:31 PM
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Not with any degree of authority. Rear spacing is for five gears; the top tube lacks cable guides (it requires banded guides); the fork doesn't have a lot of the sort of "swoop" you tend to notice in earlier French bikes, and the geometry isn't as relaxed as, say, an early 70's PX-10. All of this is to say that my best guess is mid-70's. But I can be convinced otherwise!
11-09-17 | 07:35 PM
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IIRC back at intake the cantis gave rise to speculation that it might be intended for psycho-X. is shell a normal road height or is it higher than typical road? have you come to any conclusions regarding the idea?
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IIRC back at intake the cantis gave rise to speculation that it might be intended for psycho-X. is shell a normal road height or is it higher than typical road? have you come to any conclusions regarding the idea?
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11-09-17 | 07:45 PM
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Ha! More precisely, comparing color chips from my Pantone book to the actual frame indicate the frame is somewhere between Rhodamine Red and Pantone Pink.
[MENTION=364968]trailangel[/MENTION], those are wheels I had on hand. Quite frankly I never even noticed the difference in spoke count until now. I'm building new wheels over the winter for this bike though.
[MENTION=333224]juvela[/MENTION], I still have a feeling this was a cross bike. The BB is slightly higher than what I'd anticipate on a road bike of 70's era (though not by much.) Conclusions? Nothing definitive, really. What I do know is that it rides very nicely and that I love the color and patina.
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11-09-17 | 07:49 PM
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LOL. Saw the thread title and knew you had gotten the shirt. My black shirt looks good, too. A plug for Chuck at VeloRetro is due.
11-09-17 | 07:53 PM
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Thanks so much for the shirt, and definitely a big plug for Chuck as well - the graphic looks very sharp on there.
11-09-17 | 07:59 PM
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Ha! More precisely, comparing color chips from my Pantone book to the actual frame indicate the frame is somewhere between Rhodamine Red and Pantone Pink.
[MENTION=364968]trailangel[/MENTION], those are wheels I had on hand. Quite frankly I never even noticed the difference in spoke count until now. I'm building new wheels over the winter for this bike though.
[MENTION=333224]juvela[/MENTION], I still have a feeling this was a cross bike. The BB is slightly higher than what I'd anticipate on a road bike of 70's era (though not by much.) Conclusions? Nothing definitive, really. What I do know is that it rides very nicely and that I love the color and patina.
That's a sweet bike.
11-09-17 | 10:01 PM
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One thing I should mention is that Mark did the Illustrator file work for the logos. (There is a Carré head badge on the front) He then gave me the file to do with as I pleased. So it was only fair to see that he got a shirt out of the deal.
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