Re: [CR]paint colors common on Grandis?

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:37:36 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]paint colors common on Grandis?
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chasds@mindspring.com wrote:
>
> I just bought a very nice Grandis f/f from one of our
> list members. Identical, as far as I can tell, to the
> red Grandis on the Classic Rendezvous site.
>
> Eventually I'll get around to doing a restoration on it,
> and I was wondering if anyone here happened to know
> what colors would have been appropriate for Grandis.
>
> I'm inclined to go with a dark metallic blue, or Ugo blue
> (I think Ugo blue is my favorite bike color of all), but
> before I just pick one, I thought I'd at least make a stab
> at finding out what was usual on these frames..
>
> Thanks.
>
> Charles Andrews
> SoCal

My mid-70s Grandis was Light Blue with yellow in all the lug cutouts. After hearing about all the colors that you could get a Cinelli painted back in the '60s (actually any color you wanted) I'd say get the color you like.

Chuck "Season's Gree... on second thought... never mind" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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