Re: [CR]Re: Gold-Plated Frames

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

From: "Martin Appel" <martin@camelot.de>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Gold-Plated Frames
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:21:28 +0200
In-Reply-To: <4bf.146f405.31bf9e2d@cs.com>
References: <4bf.146f405.31bf9e2d@cs.com>


This is a picture of my '83 Casati "gold Line", which is -to my knowledge- genuine gold plated. the ICS gruppo is for sure.

http://www.tourgalerie.de/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-118

Martin Appel Munich, Germany

Carb7008@cs.com schrieb:
>Lambert sold a limited number of genuine 24k gold-plated
>frames/bikes...there
>is one at a LBS. Also, MIJ Raleigh/Rampar Superbes had chrome-plated
>framesets that had a translucent paint that mimics gold-plate to the
>unwary. It
>would be interesting to compile a list of such bikes but most were
>probably slated
>for bike shows rather than an optional finish (Lambert perhaps the
>lone
>exception as I think they had a limited run of 250 or 500).
>
>Jack Romans
>Sacramento, CA