RE: [CR]Fiamme decals

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:04:52 -0400
From: "Daniel Artley" <dartley@co.ba.md.us>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <kohl57@starpower.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Fiamme decals


Then again the stickers are perfect for my off topic Sun CR-18's to make my Jack Taylor look good without having to sell the farm to get a real pair of 32x40 spoke clincher rims. Pretty obvious to anyone who looks closely. 8o)

Dan Artley in Parkton, MD
>>> "kohl57@starpower.net" kohl57@starpower.net> 07/07/05 4:16 PM >> Original Message: ----------------- From: Michael Allison banjodoc@earthlink.net Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:56:45 -0400 To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, tsan7759142@comcast.net Subject: [CR]Fiamme decals "The Lloyds stickers look great at a quick glance. But if you run your finger over them, there is a noticeable lip because of the thick paper, unlike water slide decals, which have no edge. You may call me anal, but I've put a lot of time and money into getting the restoration "right," so I feel like the effort is diminished if I go with a sticker instead the "correct" water slide decal. Michael Allison New York, NY"

Wow, and I thought I was a stickler for accuracy! I'd rather crash using a properly matched Universal brake set than use Weinmann levers. But I never considered the finer points of rim decals. But interesting... Fiamme were unusual were they not as Mavic, Super Champion and most others used "stickers" not decals. This is explains why my Fiamme decals were split and cracked and flaking. Proper restoration means recreating even the unsatisfactory and the unfathomable. So I will get points off for the pretty Lloyds stickers on my rims. Of course until I find a replacement Cinelli stem, this bike is going to collect dust anyway.
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA