Paint jobs we know by heart [Archive]

Waldo

11-20-2007, 04:34 PM

We all know what Molteni Orange, Faema red and white, Bianchi celeste, e-Richie red, Gios electric blue, and Dario's modern indescribables look like and we recognize them instantly. Are there any other paint schemes out there that you recognize as soon as you glimpse them?

rpm

11-20-2007, 04:37 PM

Peugot white with black head lugs.

justinf

11-20-2007, 04:40 PM

Fat Chance grello to blue.

Waldo

11-20-2007, 04:43 PM

Land shark -- not John Belushi's variety.

shinomaster

11-20-2007, 04:45 PM

zank

11-20-2007, 04:50 PM

Fat Chance grello to blue.

nostalgia...

e-RICHIE

11-20-2007, 05:13 PM

my favorite atmo -

http://riversaredamp.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/istock_000001682318small.jpg

Viper

11-20-2007, 05:15 PM

http://www.bikefanclub.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=260

swoop

11-20-2007, 05:16 PM

dario and sachsycakes both have iconic paint.

avalonracing

11-20-2007, 05:17 PM

Klein linear fades

dbrk

11-20-2007, 05:17 PM

Both Herse and Singer have a signature blue. The Herse blue is robin's egg while the Singer's is close to Gios. All Francophilish randonneur types know these colors. They're examples in my flickr photo batch. When you match the Singer blue to the one piece headtube in chrome, well, it's all that. Legnano has that green too...have a look at my Pegoretti homage to that great look.

dbrk

J.Greene

11-20-2007, 05:23 PM

Legnano and the putrid color they are so common in.

JG

Bill Bove

11-20-2007, 05:25 PM

I've always thought Serotta's red to yellow fade was thier own celeste. I also really liked both Serotta's and that Eddy guy's 7-11 paint jobs.

classic1

11-20-2007, 05:29 PM

Colnago 'Saronni' red

shinomaster

11-20-2007, 05:34 PM

my favorite atmo -

http://riversaredamp.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/istock_000001682318small.jpg

HEy, it's like that t-shirt you sent me.

obtuse

11-20-2007, 05:35 PM

iconic paint from the gay bar era:

mapei colnago blue with stupid colored blocks and white......

gewiss derosa blue to white fade thing.....

hurting postak trek american flag red white and blue......

telekom pinarello pink "magenta"....

mad painful day glo complete with picture of a blind guy with a cane or a seeing guy taking a piss once/giant yelllow...

jerk

shinomaster

11-20-2007, 05:37 PM

I love those faded colnago master jobs. Not "gay", but gaily colored.

Bill Bove

11-20-2007, 05:39 PM

umm, that's MANgenta please.

a seeing guy taking a piss? never saw that before, now that's all i see :)

shinomaster

11-20-2007, 05:43 PM

Tommasini fishnet. I love the sexy fishnets.

I Want Sachs?

11-20-2007, 05:58 PM

Banesto Pinarello from Indurain.

DeRosa Ugo Blue.

Bud_E

11-20-2007, 06:04 PM

Was this already mentioned ?

classic1

11-20-2007, 06:09 PM

At the end of 1987 just about everybody (at least in the UK, Ireland and Australia) got the white, pale blue and red paint job Roche used on his Battaglin.

merckx

11-20-2007, 06:10 PM

Zank is about to enter iconic paint schemes. When I take delivery of my new Belgian Classics machine in about a month, you will understand. I'll post a pic if or when I can figure it out.

14max

11-20-2007, 06:55 PM

14max

11-20-2007, 06:58 PM

rickygarni

11-20-2007, 07:25 PM

This is the paint job that made me want to give up my Raleigh Chopper ...well, did�even though I never bought one...

ShockTreatment

11-20-2007, 07:33 PM

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/Arno/raleigh/DSC00968.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Fixed

11-20-2007, 07:43 PM

serotta red and yellow
cheers imho

BumbleBeeDave

11-20-2007, 08:04 PM

serotta red and yellow
cheers imho

Serotta red to yellow fade is THE iconic Serotta scheme.

BTW, I see the Jerk's meds have worn off again . . . ;)

BBD

sevencyclist

11-20-2007, 08:12 PM

Serotta Titanium
Seven Titanium
Moots Titanium

All different in their own way.

BumbleBeeDave

11-20-2007, 08:17 PM

Serotta Titanium
Seven Titanium
Moots Titanium

All different in their own way.

. . . that IS the iconic paint scheme for titanium. You never--or hardly ever--see bare steel or bare aluminum color schemes. It's like titanium is the Uber-Super-Metal that doesn't need paint!

BBD

ergott

11-20-2007, 08:19 PM

e-RICHIE

11-20-2007, 08:20 PM

. . . that IS the iconic paint scheme for titanium. You never--or hardly ever--see bare steel or bare aluminum color schemes. It's like titanium is the Uber-Super-Metal that doesn't need paint!

BBD
and jared bunde didn't need clomiphene either atmo.

vaxn8r

11-20-2007, 09:05 PM

Here's a good example:

vaxn8r

11-20-2007, 09:10 PM

Something about these, you can always tell a Rock Lobster on the road.

vaxn8r

11-20-2007, 09:16 PM

Between the gussetts and the fade...unmistakable:

vaxn8r

11-20-2007, 09:22 PM

When I think classic Serotta, this is it:

Steve Hampsten

11-20-2007, 09:25 PM

PBWrench

11-20-2007, 09:46 PM

Raleigh Pro Blue/Mink

vaxn8r

11-20-2007, 09:51 PM

Continental:

classic1

11-20-2007, 10:22 PM

Raleigh Pro Blue/Mink

Raleigh atmo

http://www.velo-retro.com/VRendezII%20jpg/sunRaleighTeam.jpg

PBWrench

11-20-2007, 10:43 PM

Oh! That is breathtaking!

Avispa

11-21-2007, 12:29 AM

my favorite atmo -

http://riversaredamp.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/istock_000001682318small.jpg

Yo atmo, is this the color they paint those handlebars, someone was referring to on this forum?
:D

..A..

sbornia

11-21-2007, 12:39 AM

Fat City Wild Cherry

http://www.mightypenmarketing.com/images/yoeddy4.jpg

slowgoing

11-21-2007, 12:57 AM

White and red, or purple and yellow Bottecchia

Orange Gitane

Orange and white Crescent

Merckx Motorola

sailorboy

11-21-2007, 02:08 AM

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=13531

sailorboy

11-21-2007, 02:09 AM

supposed to link to the motorola merckx, but attached the whole thread.

Longdaddy

11-21-2007, 03:52 AM

Greg LeMond's 89 time trial frame. Red main tubes, white fork and rear triangle.

Also, Levi/Raleigh's Team 753 bikes from the mid 80's (Red, yellow/black)

Alexi Grewal's multi colored Pinarello from LA 84 road race

tv_vt

11-21-2007, 09:19 AM

I was thinking of Grewal's LA bike, too.

Plus a lot of the Merckx jobs - Panasonic blue to white fade and a great blue over pearl white with red and green highlights. And the original blue to black Domo paint jobs were great.

Serotta big boy blue is an all-time fav. Plus their half-paint ti is pretty classic.

I miss some pretty paint on my naked ti frame. May have to get it done one of these days...

TV

fiamme red

11-21-2007, 09:34 AM

Splendor team bikes, cerulean blue with yellow panels. Claude Criquielion raced for Splendor.

http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/beeldbank/criq82.jpg

KJMUNC

11-21-2007, 01:46 PM

Maybe not my fave, but definitely one of a kind.....

shinomaster

11-21-2007, 01:51 PM

I really liked Cipo's bike.

dirtdigger88

11-21-2007, 02:22 PM

Cannondale has had some interesting bikes over the years

http://www.artechdesign.it/page08.html

jason

shinomaster

11-21-2007, 02:30 PM

Saeco was a fun team to watch with Cipollini.

Fat Robert

11-21-2007, 03:14 PM

i had a bike like this for a year in the 80s

total madiot/lemond wannabe

http://www.campyonly.com/images/retrobikes/2004/Stephan_Andranians_1985_Gitane_Replica.JPG

Grant McLean

11-21-2007, 05:12 PM

Two more great red bikes:

1978 masi GC from Breaking Away...

...Nakano's red Nagasawa...

-g