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Old 04-09-08, 05:31 PM
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Post you favorite FADE painted frame.

Aloha All,

I have been killing myself in trying to figure what color to paint my frame. I decided on a paint color but the painter did not have it. Second choice was red but just don' feel it. SO, its gonna have to be a fade but having trouble deciding on what 2 colors so,
POST your pics of your favorite fade paint job!!!!!!

*also, can someone post the link to a black/neon yellow fade Bridgestone that I saw somewhere online. I think I saw it on flickr but cannot find it through their search.


MAHALO!

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Here's a fade of what used to be mine

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Old 04-09-08, 06:42 PM
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Nice!
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Gyeswho, didn't you just get that frame? It's gone already?
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Old 04-09-08, 07:13 PM
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Where is that purple/yellow 3Rensho?
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i'm a big fan of sasha's 3rensho with the center to outside yellow to purple fade:

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^ That's the one!
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Originally Posted by bonelesschicken
Gyeswho, didn't you just get that frame? It's gone already?
yea I sold it so that I could get a modern road bike (so I could do some real road training). This one (full campy Chorus):
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Old 04-09-08, 08:29 PM
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Dom, I can't keep up with you anymore! Is that a Litespeed?
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Old 04-09-08, 08:32 PM
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yup litspeed. I basically got it at a great price
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I miss the old-school Klein paintjobs. They were kinda loud, but very well done.

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I HOPE your painter has experience shooting fades,....it's NOT easy, by any stretch.

that old klein above is a GREAT example of how to properly fade two colors

I shot so many fades in the seventies I can't count them all,...any way just make sure he knows HOW to fade two colors, and ask to see an example or test panel BEFORE you commit and sign a work order.

I like fading two similar metallic or pearl colors together, or just fade in the pearl coat: if the painter uses an "interference pearl" the pearlescent effect can't be seen until the sun hits it.

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I have such a crush on that Greg Lemond
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
i'm a big fan of sasha's 3rensho with the center to outside yellow to purple fade:

this is the one that immediately came to mind, but i do love the klein jobs. i agree that they are about the best ever for a true fade.



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here's my buddy's vivalo. I like the silver and purple.

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Originally Posted by Gyeswho
yea I sold it so that I could get a modern road bike (so I could do some real road training). This one (full campy Chorus):
What a bummer.
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Originally Posted by monsterkidz
I have such a crush on that Greg Lemond
yeah, he's dreamy!


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Old 04-10-08, 03:51 AM
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Hey,

This is my "Hans Lutz" frame before being completely built up (sorry about the messy background).

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That thing needs polished rims to match the stays.
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so far the sorenson and the veloce are the frontrunners, huh. the sorenson's got a bit more flash, but the veloce's beauty is in its subtlety. i don't even think i noticed it was faded before.
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pdxjenn,

that vivalo is nice. that actually was one of my color combos in that same exact fade, bottom to top as opposed to most that i have seen that are left to right. I am surprised to see so many of those liner fades where the paint is down the middle.

fanta510,
sick colors and bike. That front tire has no ****in clearance, love the tight geometry.

Kelin bikes, sick colors as well.

The painter I will be using has done fades before and has done great work. Some of their work is on this thread already. I can't wait to get it in, about 3-4 weeks and I will def be posting pics.
I decided on black to neon yellow. The color combo already exists so I know what it looks like but if someone knows a pic of the bridgestone that has this black to neon yellow please post it

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sick hans lutz. love the chormed ends as well.
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Zombie Carl: I don't know, I really like the contrast of the black v with the yellow on the frame. Just for the sake of being curious though, what specific rims would you suggest?

TDHK: Thanks. I'm really digging how it's all chrome under the paint.


"Hans" has been finished for 5 months now and it's the best bike I've ever had the pleasure of riding.
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