All- Back in the late 70's when my 800 sq. ft. bike shop was the 2nd largest
US Holdsworthy dealer framesets would arrive in the numbers and type ordered
but, color or brand were random. Once unpacking 6 or 7 Holdsworths to find
that four were Claud Butlers and none were expected colors the best looking
of the lot was a celeste "green" Holdsworth 531 Special. The factory
supplied hand tag was read, Colour- Bianchi Blue. This proves that the Brits
not only spell like Canadians they perceive color a bit differently than me.
Terence Shaw
Santa Clara, California
Where inspite of some rumored UCI rule changes a points race winner is still
determind by the number of laps complete... with points won the first tie
breaker and where Anaheim is still that town at the other end of Katella
Ave. from Buena Park.
> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 21:12:01 -0700
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Celeste (?) Ron Cooper; please help
>
> 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
>
> .