This one got painted in Cheltenham, back in 1981. I always thought of it as a bright "school bus yellow", very thickly applied, btw. 28-31lb, as shown.
I'll be riding it around lake Tahoe tomorrow.
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David Snyder
Auburn, CA USA
> On 06/04/2005 05:21 AM, "MARK" <mhoffman0@snet.net> wrote:
>
>> While browsing ebay, I came upon this statement regarding a new bike
>> offering.
>> It seemed contradictory, so I opted to ask here rather than question the
>> seller:
>>
>> Mine are all in LEGAL YELLOW - this color is called that as it is illegal
>> to
>> put on bikes, scooters, or cars in some areas of Europe. This is the
>> perfect
>> color if you want to be seen; on track or in traffic.
>>
>> Can anyone enlighten me on this?
>
>
>
> He's probably referring to "emergency yellow", the color that fire engines
> and other emergency vehicles and warning signs are often painted ...
>
> Although I've never heard of it actually being illegal to paint private
> vehicles this particular colour anywhere.
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>
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