[CR]Re: Paint accents on parts - yellow brake levers

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

From: <FujiFish1@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 03:04:37 EDT
Subject: [CR]Re: Paint accents on parts - yellow brake levers
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: jvs@sonic.net
cc: jvs@sonic.net

In a message dated 9/19/2003 12:42:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:26:51 -0700
> From: Pete Imandt <imandt@earthlink.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>,
> Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> Subject: [CR]Re: Paint accents on parts
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> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> >People that obsessed over their Italian bikes would also paint the
> >depression in the brake caliper cable anchor bolt head, seat clamp bolts
> >on the seat post and the depression in the crank bolt head. Also nice
> >was the inner edge of the oval cutouts in the Record chainrings, the
> >inner edge of the oval cutouts in the large flange hubs and the flutes
> >on the crank arms and spider and seat post. And even the allen wrench
> >holes in the rear derailleur bolts and the stem bolts.
> >
> >If you were really nutz you would fill all the engraved lettering on the
> >components with contrasting paint too (crank bolts look great with the
> >letters and depression filled with yellow paint).
>
> Hey, Chuck, am I the only one to still have yellow on the back side of my
> brake levers?
>
> Pete Imandt
> Ramona, CA
>

Nope, I have a "first generation" pair of Campy Record levers that are drilled out and yellow backed. They may be making an appearance at the next Cirque on an early 1970s Italvega Super Speciale. The bike will be fitted with a (period correct and original modified) drilled, milled, reduced, and tuned Campy N.R. gruppo, snatched from a "Huissoon Sport" team racer bike that is just a bit too big for me. Italvega frame thankfully sourced through CR List member Jay S. ... thanks Jay!!!

Best regards,
Mark Agree
Southfield MI