Thank You for pointing this frame out Mark ... It's a beauty - poo brown never looked so good :)
Lot's of nice details.
If I might ask the list ... are Herse dropouts proprietary? I've not seen that style on other bikes.
ciao,
Ben Kamenjas Kensington, Australia
On 01/08/2009, at 2:53 PM, <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here's what I consider to be a tasteful repaint:
>
> http://ebay.com/
> >
>
> Very conservative color; it grows on you, although you probably
> wouldn't like it if you've ever changed a baby ;^). The important
> part is that the paint is laid on thin enough to emphasize the
> beautiful workmanship. Just look at the filing of the lugs and
> filleting on the bottom bracket. Admirably, no attempt was made to
> bodge-up an Herse hand-painted logo on the downtube.
>
> The price is high, but well below the top of the line new plastic
> stuff.
>
> Marc St. Martin
> Livermore, California
> USA