1st generation Dura Ace inspiration needed
 

A first generation Dura Ace black gruppo popped up on my CL too cheap to pass up so now I'm looking for inspiration. I know you guys can share some great examples.

First generation Dura Ace in black are desirable but not all that common - (Not sure that you'll be overwhelmed with examples.)

- But if you want to find inspiration for your new group - you probably need look no farther than the concurrent black bike thread. You group would probably work well with many of them.

An orange Miyata comes to mind.

Something in a light metallic blue might be good.

Panasonic might have used black anno Dura-Ace too.

Just nothing Italian, back then the Italians thought only of Campagnolo.

Something from the Benelux region could go, Schroder, Flandria, RIH... Presto.

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/IMG_0595.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/IMG_0330.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/IMG_0332.jpg

And currently on the stand for a full re-build:

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I thought of this, too - Flandria team homage.

76 Vent Noir I purchased earlier this year from afiliado.

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http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...Noir-crank.jpg

If you can't figure out what to do with that crappy old 1st-gen black DA stuff I guess I could take it off your hands....:innocent:

Thanks for the ideas - I can see it looks great on light metallics and black. A red Flandria would be be fine.
It is going to up my game a bit. Everything I have so far is entry level. That's how it starts right..........

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