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- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
a mid '90s gazelle i just had restored with the mid '70s corporate theme: pearlescent white with blue panels. just got these pics of the almost finished restoration. before i started, when i would close my eyes and envision the end-product, this is exactly what i had in mind. my guy says it'll ship out wednesday. i like he combo of old-school finish with sorta-modern-era touches on the frame (aero cable routing, straight-blade fork, embossed gazelle logos, etc)
more pics here: https://velospace.org/node/34888
needless to say, i'm chuffed to bits!
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- CommentAuthorkeytarjunkie
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
haha, you missed a few spots with the blur brush in photoshop.
it looks WAY better than the original though, good choices. -
- CommentAuthorstalag13
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
I do feel like I'm looking at one of those buried 3D images when I look in the grass.
that's a beautiful frame btw. good restoration job. I'm about to embark on my own. -
- CommentAuthorpolitburo
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011 edited
What kind of bars are those?
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- CommentAuthortypeDvorak
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
ergo type bars? -
- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
@polit...the were ITM 260 superitalia pros, in rough shape. -
- CommentAuthorsuicide_doors
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2011
I just sold a set of Super Italia Pros yesterday... -
- CommentAuthorpolitburo
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2011
those are ill. -
- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeMay 1st 2011
frame is here!
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- CommentAuthorAlexander703
- CommentTimeMay 1st 2011
When I saw the box I was like "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" but hot damn that's one nice looking ride. -
- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeMay 2nd 2011
some additional blue accents:
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- CommentAuthorpolitburo
- CommentTimeMay 2nd 2011
She's gorgeous! -
- CommentAuthoreaglerock
- CommentTimeMay 2nd 2011
Posted By: wallymannsome additional blue accents:
Cobaltos. Were they that way when you bought them, or did you have to scrounge up the blue-bits yerself? -
- CommentAuthorAaron C
- CommentTimeMay 2nd 2011
This is going to be one beautiful machine!
color me excited! -
- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeMay 2nd 2011
Posted By: eaglerock
Posted By: wallymannsome additional blue accents:
Cobaltos. Were they that way when you bought them, or did you have to scrounge up the blue-bits yerself?
no scrounging or mickey-mouse retrofits, they were NOS and pristine!!! -
- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeMay 3rd 2011
making a little more progress, awaiting arrival of 140mm 3ttt record stem to work on the cockpit.
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- CommentAuthorwallymann
- CommentTimeMay 4th 2011
bar/stem fitted, looking more like a bike!
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- CommentAuthorpolitburo
- CommentTimeMay 4th 2011
:swoon: -
- CommentAuthorHaegan
- CommentTimeMay 4th 2011
beautiful bike! love the paint job...
not digging the bars though... maybe something more traditionally curved? but hey, bars are about your comfort, not what i think looks good... -
- CommentAuthorpolitburo
- CommentTimeMay 4th 2011
are those the same bars as on the original build? If not, wanna sell me the original, pretty please?