Just got in from the late night gathering of the hard core CR members still in the lobby of the Batteleground Inn after the end of this years Cirque, and reading about gold plated bikes.
Years ago while in Boston, a local distributer/importer from the North Shore in Danvers was bringing in Biamazettas in the later 1980s. By the time I got into the hobby in the early 90s, the Biamazetta was already off the market and no longer available, but the fellow in Danvers, whoes name I do not recall, was selling two models of these bikes that were made for the Milan Show, one being a full Campag, gold plated Biamazetta. He was selling it for about $2000, he had no takers for well over a year, and to my knowledge, never sold the bike, and never wanted to come down in price.
Peter Naiman Glendale, WI
wilc <cherrycycle1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: hi, Pinarello did a gold plated montello model back in the day.... early 80's i think also a black chrome type... a local dealer has several of these as used framesets hanging,sized as Dale suggests 55/58c/t asking too much.. i think... at 300 stg for f. and forks[ 600 usd] Willie Carton Coleraine N.Ireland
oroboyz@aol.com wrote: Mike:
Interesting! There have been a few gold plated bikes at bike shows in the past, but they were not big frames but more usually 56-58 cm range.
Also Michelin tires would also not be first choice for a super deluxe show bike unless maybe it was a French bike.
Got pics? That would help as a lot can be told from frame details...
BTW, the CR list requires that you sign off each CR message with your (real) first and last name, city, state and country.
Thanks Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, NC USA List owner & web master http://www.classicrendezvous.com
-----Original Message----- From: BikeMike To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:19:24 -0400 Subject: [CR]Solid Gold plated Campagnolo bicycle
I have been offered a Gold plated bicycle that is all original early 70s Campy and has gold plated Campy components as well as Frame / forks and hardware. Original early 70s Michelin sew-ups as well... Seller has no set price in mind. Anyone know if this was a bike show display model. It has no headbadge and no evidence of ever having one. Seller has difficulty answering questions about the bike as he calls pedals " that platform where the leather straps onto your feet" ANY ideas about who might have made this bike and value (seller states it is for someone 6' tall or over) Thanks for any thoughts and insights into this mystery bike. Please email off list to coololdbikes@aol.com Thanks Bicycle Mike Nostalgia Bikes Boston MA 800-336-BIKE (2453) _______________________________________________
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