Colour Question?

[Velvet]

the.Mark wrote:
> MartinM wrote:
>
>>"Dave Larrington" <[email protected]> wrote in
>>message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>MartinM wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yellow bikes go faster (except both of mine)
>>>
>>>Sometimes black bikes go faster, except when they don't.
>>>This, sadly, does not include Mr. Fleming's NoCom :-(
>>
>>So the exit poll so far has:
>>
>>Red 1
>>British Racing Green 2
>>Orange 1
>>Black 2
>>Belgian Flag (simonb)1
>>
>>and by a long chalk;
>>
>>Yellow 5
>>
>>come on xanthophiles, let's make it a landslide!
>
>
> My Rockhopper is yellow, my Windcheetah is metallic and yellow, my Marin is
> two tone orange and my road bike and unicycle are both silver. Helens
> Rockhopper is yellow, oldest son has a yellow bike and youngest son has a
> red bike.
>
> Yellow is probably my favourite colour.

Plus, yellow = bananas, and we all know bananas fuel cyclists!

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Velvet

 

[MartinM]

The bananas I take out of my rear pocket are always a sort of brown
colour.

 

[Velvet]

MartinM wrote:
> The bananas I take out of my rear pocket are always a sort of brown
> colour.
>

Disgraceful You're supposed to eat them while out on a ride, not
leave them in there uneaten, till you get round to washing your jersey ;-)


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Velvet

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
davek ('[email protected]') wrote:

> OK, so the frame really needs a respray - I didn't used to treat the
> bike with the respect it deserves - but once it is done (when I can
> afford to get it done properly with all the original transfers
> replaced) it will probably be the most handsome bicycle in
> christendom. I should probably also replace the cable outers with
> something more appropriate that the matt silver (can you get them
> BRG?). Might also replace the black bar tape next time it needs doing
> with something in a "natural" cork type colour.

FWIW, the Raleigh Royale in this household (which is 'champagne' in
colour, with, as you say, chromed fork ends) was supplied with light
tan leather bar tape. I actually like leather bar tape - can you still
get it anywhere?

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Helen Deborah
Vecht ('[email protected]') wrote:

> Simon Brooke <[email protected]>typed
>
>
>> If the frame was built by a small, specialist builder, it might be
>> courteous to stick his name back on. Otherwise, why bother with any?
>> If you must, stick your name on. If you stick your postcode on as
>> well it might be an effective thief deterrent.
>
> I have never had a postcoded bike returned...
>
> I've had at least two locked, coded bikes stolen, on separate
> occasions, and reported their theft to Police every time. They were
> marked as coded too.

I meant putting the postcode in large letters on the sides of the frame
tubes, not a small discrete stamp somewhere - and more as a
disincentive to nicking in the first place than as a serious means of
tracing.

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <BE672BCE.C9E6%[email protected]>, David Martin
('[email protected]') wrote:

> On 23/3/05 1:45 pm, in article
> [email protected], "Clive George"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> Can't you get patterned versions too? Simon's Dolan would look great
>> with a nice gingham chainstay, or possibly something with little
>> ducks on?
>
> You owe me a keyboard..

Better get them wholesale, Clive. I'll be claiming one too...

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;; pockets for new vocabulary -- James D. Nicoll

 

[Tony Raven]

Simon Brooke wrote:
>
> FWIW, the Raleigh Royale in this household (which is 'champagne' in
> colour, with, as you say, chromed fork ends) was supplied with light
> tan leather bar tape. I actually like leather bar tape - can you still
> get it anywhere?
>

http://www.bikeville.com
Leather handlebar covering. NOS. made by Fujita. this is the leather
covering that is sewn on, similar to the Cinelli VIP stuff. Black. A set
for both sides of the drop bars.$65.00

Tony

 

[MartinM]

"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Simon Brooke wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, the Raleigh Royale in this household (which is 'champagne' in
> > colour, with, as you say, chromed fork ends) was supplied with light
> > tan leather bar tape. I actually like leather bar tape - can you still
> > get it anywhere?
> >
>
> http://www.bikeville.com
> Leather handlebar covering. NOS. made by Fujita. this is the leather
> covering that is sewn on, similar to the Cinelli VIP stuff. Black. A set
> for both sides of the drop bars.$65.00

bet you don't want it so much now? ;-)

 

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:34:18 GMT, Velvet <[email protected]>
wrote in message <[email protected]>:

>I didn't want my bike to be yellow. I wanted a nice deep blue or
>something. But not yellow.

Neither did I, but yellow is what I got. And just when I got used to
it the frame broke and I got blue instead. Which I really liked, so
imagine my disappointment when that one broke and only red was
available...


Guy
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[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:20:19 +0000, Simon Brooke
<[email protected]> wrote in message
<[email protected]>:

>I meant putting the postcode in large letters on the sides of the frame
>tubes, not a small discrete stamp somewhere - and more as a
>disincentive to nicking in the first place than as a serious means of
>tracing.

http://homepage.mac.com/olidaf/.Pictures/Personal Bike Event/DSCF0061.JPG


Guy
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simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

 

[Hotdog]

Nice not quite the picture i painted...................



"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:20:19 +0000, Simon Brooke
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>I meant putting the postcode in large letters on the sides of the frame
>>tubes, not a small discrete stamp somewhere - and more as a
>>disincentive to nicking in the first place than as a serious means of
>>tracing.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/olidaf/.Pictures/Personal Bike Event/DSCF0061.JPG
>
>
> Guy
> --
> http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
>
> "To every complex problem there is a solution which is
> simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

 

[Tony Raven]

Simon Brooke wrote:
>
> I meant putting the postcode in large letters on the sides of the frame
> tubes, not a small discrete stamp somewhere - and more as a
> disincentive to nicking in the first place than as a serious means of
> tracing.
>

You mean so that every time you go on holiday with your bike, the
scallies know which postcode to visit?

Tony