Vlad --
My question is, are you buying the bike as a rider, or as a collector?
If you're buying it as a rider, and you don't like the color, then get it repainted, man!
As much as I am a fan of Ron Cooper, he's simply not as well-known anymore as some of the Italian builders (or Italian/Californian builders), and from a collector's perspective, I don't think Ron's frames will ever fetch top-dollar.
Did you buy the bike as an investment, or as an extremely nice, very well-built bike to ride?
on 10/31/2002 09:12 PM, Chuck Schmidt at chuckschmidt@earthlink.net wrote:
> Vlad Luskin wrote:
>>
>> (cut)
>> (Have people seen many celeste non Bianchis?)
>>
>> I realize that this mostly comes down to taste and am aware that an original
>> paint job (even one that's moderately unappealing) is more valuable from a
>> collector's perspective. For the latter reason I'm leaning toward leaving
>> the paint alone. Still, I'd appreciate any opinions and input CR members can
>> offer as I contemplate this quasi-Shakespeareian question: to paint or not to
>> paint?
>
>
> I have seen more than a few aqua green/blue bikes that weren't Bianchis
> (and in the end Celeste is just another name for aqua green/blue). 80s
> Trek, 80s Centurian, 60s Ephgrave, 90s Heron, etc.
>
> In fact Aqua Blue (remember Teal) was one of the signature designer
> colors of the 1980s and remains popular even today for any number of
> products. In the end the decision is yours, but of course you will never
> be able to replace "original" once it is removed.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
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