Green is the color of April bicycles
04-04-18, 10:51 AM
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Looks good! I painted bike with a brush last year, and was actually quite pleased with the resulting 'vintage' look. Much nicer than spray cans for that kind of work.
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04-04-18, 12:05 PM
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For my next project, I'm thinking of covering the frame (of my Super Course) with contact paper. I have some with a faux stone finish.
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04-04-18, 05:33 PM
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04-04-18, 06:07 PM
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04-04-18, 08:14 PM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Ooops, forgot about my RB-T. The green is so dark I don't think of the bike as being green.
RB-T berigged.JPG
RB-T berigged.JPG
04-04-18, 08:48 PM
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04-04-18, 09:01 PM
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04-04-18, 09:04 PM
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My 98% complete resto-mod Schwinn Superior. Before & after. Complete photo set is at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohpv/a...57642470085394
Before:
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04-05-18, 12:02 AM
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Something's not quite right with this build. Maybe it's the saddle. 
04-05-18, 05:22 AM
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Hobbs of Barbican.
My only green bicycle (at the moment), and not only green but built in April 1951 and in family from new - currently undergoing a minor refurb' back to it's original specification.
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04-05-18, 12:51 PM
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Yet another Super Course - A 1975 MK II mixte - Original, I think, except for the seat and the rear derailleur.
I picked up this sweetie 2 days ago, and it's my only green bike, but this makes the third mixte frame bike I now own.
At $75, it was also the most I've ever paid for a bike
......... Inflation, I guess
And, as always, much work is needed.
I picked up this sweetie 2 days ago, and it's my only green bike, but this makes the third mixte frame bike I now own.
At $75, it was also the most I've ever paid for a bike
......... Inflation, I guessAnd, as always, much work is needed.
04-05-18, 01:58 PM
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Diamond Back Topanga as a commuter.
04-05-18, 05:27 PM
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Not vintage but definitely future classic, Moonlit Swamp Green Krampus, first and only year for that color
Steel and I am pretty sure the only fully built green bike I have at the moment
Attachment 606012
Steel and I am pretty sure the only fully built green bike I have at the moment
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Want one.
Cool bike.
04-05-18, 05:35 PM
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Thank you! I love mine, it is probably on its 7th build (it had gears, drop bars, Rohloff, you name it :-). I bought size small as I like more clearance and smaller frames for offroad and downside for size S in previous years - 1 water bottle mount. But I have second fork for it, black with braze ons and two more bottle mounts. Frame bag helps too - can fit around 3-4 litres of water in there
04-05-18, 06:38 PM
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Thank you! I love mine, it is probably on its 7th build (it had gears, drop bars, Rohloff, you name it :-). I bought size small as I like more clearance and smaller frames for offroad and downside for size S in previous years - 1 water bottle mount. But I have second fork for it, black with braze ons and two more bottle mounts. Frame bag helps too - can fit around 3-4 litres of water in there
That's a great build.
So practical.
I'd like to go the same route.
Sadly, I had an ECR, but I sold it to fund school essentials for our kids at college.
They'll be out soon enough....
04-05-18, 07:20 PM
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Raleigh International '71 by djk762, on Flickr
Gitane Gran Tour '84 by djk762, on Flickr
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04-06-18, 12:59 AM
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My greenest bikes happen to be my oldest bikes; a (probably) 1971 Grandis:
And a 1972 Super Course:
I like them both a lot. I guess I'm just a greenie weenie.
And a 1972 Super Course:
I like them both a lot. I guess I'm just a greenie weenie.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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04-06-18, 02:07 AM
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Green-ish and fast green
04-06-18, 04:20 AM
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I can do green!
A Worksop built '82 Raleigh Gran Sport built from 531c, was then later repaired and then refurbed by Woodrup at some unknown date, where it also acquired a rather nice replacement chromed Columbus fork.
Currently sporting a basic 8speed Campagnolo groupset that was hanging around in the spares box, have plans to swap that out for a Simplex Retrofriction and Suntour Cyclone based shifting setup with some Sugino Super Maxy cranks once I've got a few mins spare...
A Worksop built '82 Raleigh Gran Sport built from 531c, was then later repaired and then refurbed by Woodrup at some unknown date, where it also acquired a rather nice replacement chromed Columbus fork.
Currently sporting a basic 8speed Campagnolo groupset that was hanging around in the spares box, have plans to swap that out for a Simplex Retrofriction and Suntour Cyclone based shifting setup with some Sugino Super Maxy cranks once I've got a few mins spare...
04-06-18, 04:59 AM
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First I thought to myself - "I only have one green bike". Then I started to go thru pictures and realized I was wrong.
Never seen heaven as green and/but celeste blue means green in my book...
Verde Germoglio (sprout green) - or ugly green as I call it.
More green... Pog-green
Legnano "green" on a Torpado - labeled as a Champion...
Legnano green on a Legnano - labeled as a Champion...
"Ambrosia green" (more green in real life than in the pic)
Audi ragusa green
Some kind of green...
I guess I have more than one after all.
Never seen heaven as green and/but celeste blue means green in my book...
Verde Germoglio (sprout green) - or ugly green as I call it.
More green... Pog-green
Legnano "green" on a Torpado - labeled as a Champion...
Legnano green on a Legnano - labeled as a Champion...
"Ambrosia green" (more green in real life than in the pic)
Audi ragusa green
Some kind of green...
I guess I have more than one after all.
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This bike is almost as green as my photography skills.
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