In a message dated 1/26/2004 9:48:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, Norris.Lockley@btopenworld.com writes:
<< ..........snip.............. I think it's gold lacquer on the frame, not brass plate, because the fork crown and the drop-outs are still chrome-plated, unless of course they also have some wonderful in-vat masking techniques in Switzerland.
Norris Lockley >>
Great remembrances, Norris (Thanks for being on our list, you have added to it immensely)
Re: the gold coloration on this particular bike, we were assured by the bike's importer that this exact bike had the actual gold plating, not brass or translucent paint.. This made the price through the roof, original importer's wholesale cost at well over $5K, a rare occurrence in the 1980s. (Now we routinely sell bikes at that retail price range!)
Dale Brown
ClassicRendezvous.com
Greensboro NC