Re: [CR]RE: Gold Plated Bike and Copper Wilier

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From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
To: "Paulie Davis" <paulieflt@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Gold Plated Bike and Copper Wilier
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:15:59 -0400
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The modern-era Wilier bikes like this one were painted transparent copper/orange over a fully chrome-plated base, a.k.a. cromovelato. Sometimes fragile finish, but beautiful when new.

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio


----- Original Message -----
From: Paulie Davis
To: Aldo Ross
Cc: scott davis
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Gold Plated Bike and Copper Wilier



>> After spending an entire day drooling over Edward Albert's late-'40s
>> Wilier
>> La Triestina
>
> See:
>
> http://www.theracingbicycle.com/Wilier_Triestina_1986.html
>
> for great photos of Jay Vandevelde(sp?)'s great example here in good
> old So. Cali... This is my ultimate bike *color*
>
> Paulie Davis
> Los Angeles