I'm forwarding some thoughts from someone who is not a C. R. List member .
Although he's not a member , he does ride his late 1970's Ron Cooper , and his Raleigh-Of-America era Team 753 , and his 1973-1974 Raleigh Grand Prix , quite a lot . And I liked his view on the subject of what colors are somehow "right" .
By the way , Schwinn Varsity bicycles , in MY mind , are all "Radiant Coppertone" if they are from the 1960's . If they are from the 1970's , they are ( in my mind ) all Sting-Ray colors ; "Opaque Blue" , "Sunset Orange" , "Kool Lemon" .
But the "up-right" bicycles from Schwinn ( Suburban , Collegiate , Speedster ) are ALL always "Campus Green" ( a radiant / flamboyant color ) . At least in my mind they are !
:^)
Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas
> Strawberry - Candy Apple Red
>
> Alan - Anodized gold, like a cheap Christmas ornament.
>
> Colnago - orange
>
> All Schwinn Varsity's are green in my mind.
>
> I agree with others below; Peugot, definitely white, and Astro Daimler,
> definitely black.
>
> I have a picture of the Daimler bike ad from Bicycling printed into my
brain
> from stairing at it too long, like watching an eclipse; a setting sun on a
> cool, cloudless day, and a happy rider standing next to a gleaming, light
> reflecting, black Daimler. Definitely black.
>
> Funny you should send this. I had a back in time experience this weekend
when I
> took my Grand Prix for a short ride and noticed the complex red and for a
> moment had an emotional experience that echoed from '74.
>
> I guess precise colors can be like exact smells as memory triggers.
> > Peugeot : White
> >
> > Allegro : White with explosive color-fade around the lugs !
> >
> > Gitane : Orange
> >
> > Crescent : Orange
> >
> > Legnano / Frejus-Legnano : Chartreuse
> >
> > Bianchi : the color of a "tornado sky" , green-blue , "Celeste"
> >
> > Gios : Gios Blue
> >
> > Atala : Blue with White
> >
> > Fuji : "Rainbow Blue" or Pearlescent White
> >
> > Sterling "Built Like A Watch" : desk-blotter green
> >
> > Raleigh : Black , or "Bronze Green" ( a complex color ) , or
"Raleigh
> > Green" ( 1950's & 1960's 3-Speeds ) , or Red , or Coffee , or
> > "Champagne" , or , now that you mention it . . .
> >
> > Raoul Delmare
> > Marysville Kansas
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kahrl, Michael" <Michael.Kahrl@compuware.com>
> > To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:14 AM
> > Subject: [CR]Bike Brand Signature Colors
> >
> >
> > > As a bike enthusiast from a small town my impressionable young mind
was
> > > dazzled the first time I participated in a big century ride. I saw
bikes
> > > in colors that I never imagined existed. In the years that followed
as
> > the
> > > bike boom rose I have permanently seared into my mind's eye colors
> > > associated with particular brands. Did anyone else experience a
similar
> > > thing? Have any of you sought a bike in a particular color because
you
> > can
> > > only imagine it one way? Here are some of mine:
> > >
> > > Peugeot: White
> > > Gitane: Purple
> > > Austro Daimler: Black
> > > Raleigh: Green
> > > Falcon: Light Blue
> > >
> > > Michael Kahrl
> > > Columbus, Ohio