Post photos of champagne bicycles, please?
01-30-11, 12:39 PM
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Post photos of champagne bicycles, please?
I've been on a huge kick, lately, and can't seem to get enough of this understated but elegant paint color, especially on vintage Raleighs. Post away!
01-30-11, 01:23 PM
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Wow, love it. I guessing that Champagne may have different shades or mean different things to different people.
Perhaps a "Champagne" that has more of a brown or rose hue?
Perhaps a "Champagne" that has more of a brown or rose hue?
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Champagne, gold - same thing (at least in my book)...
Nice Gastaldi, by the way!
DD
Nice Gastaldi, by the way!
DD
01-30-11, 01:39 PM
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Champagne is a pretty standard color for Masis. Here's one from '69 or '70 (the frame, that is; parts are pretty much period correct).
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I asked the painter for a mix of champagne and copper, both classic 60's-70's Italian bicycle colors. Came out perfect and looks even better in the sun.
01-30-11, 03:44 PM
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Otis, whew! would love to see a full pic.
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Originally Posted by gridplan
Champagne is a pretty standard color for Masis. Here's one from '69 or '70 (the frame, that is; parts are pretty much period correct).
01-30-11, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gridplan
Champagne is a pretty standard color for Masis. Here's one from '69 or '70 (the frame, that is; parts are pretty much period correct).
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1972 Raleigh International:
Neal
Neal
01-30-11, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by repechage
A handsome bike. I have tried a few times to secure on my size with those lugs. I would rather have a bike like this one than the "Ferretti Masi" on ebay currently.
01-30-11, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by nlerner
1972 Raleigh International:
Neal
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Enough with the teaser already - let's see the whole thing!
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01-30-11, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by auchencrow
Enough with the teaser already - let's see the whole thing!
That one's no longer part of the herd, sold as a frameset in the fall. I decided to keep my beat up and much ridden '71 International, also in champagne. A bit of a contrast:
Neal
01-30-11, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mainducoyote
How hard was it to source out these brakes ?!
01-30-11, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by gridplan
Not so easy. I spent about a year and a half collecting parts. The brakes, which I added later, were a headache to find and accounted for about half of what I paid for the bike. They're an indulgence. The bike probably wouldn't have had them when new. I'm told they were still kind of scarce around '69/'70.
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Schwinn had a champagne paint in the mid 1980's. My brother had a Tempo of that color.
