Silver lining to today's clouds: Mercian's nearly ready!

Friends,

Shit! I am getting contrasts on a Mercian renovation (no its not a dawes, godsballs)of a 76 Campionissimo, and I've only just realised I have to use lining in between the contrasts. Dur.

The dilemma: It's a mid blue f&f with some sandy coloured conrasts, so the contrast needs lining... White, Black or gold even? Decals will probably be white with black outline.

Also: decals... headcrest on seatube? Its a barbers' pole job so I reckon text might be a bit messy.

Anyobody wanna say something that'll help me decide?

It needs to be a deep seventies lick.

Sorry skulls, although i deeply appreciate your graphic dilemma, I don't have the patience
to research the Platonic ideal of the era. Good luck, though, and I'm sure your choice will be perfect.

burgundy/plum coloured lining.
i had this 3 colour theory involving harmony and discord, so you had complimentary colours but pushed them towards their opposite by adding the oppisite part of the colour wheel. it all seemed so perfect at the time but i was drunk and had been staring at the mercian colour chart for too long so i can't actually remember how my amazing 3 colour harmony/discord colour theory works.

it was inspired by 70's purple/orange/brown Y-fronts

A bit like this blue Mercian?

I'm a fan of the headcrest on the seat tube with the barbers pole or contrast bands. Certainly thats what I'm looking to get on my Mercian project. Just haven't decided on colours yet. Half tempted just to get them to redo it to original spec. The copper colour it was is certainly interesting. Anyway I think the gold might be the best match for the sand coloured barbers pole.

Friends,

Shit! I am getting contrasts on a Mercian renovation (no its not a dawes, godsballs)of a 76 Campionissimo, and I've only just realised I have to use lining in between the contrasts. Dur.

The dilemma: It's a mid blue f&f with some sandy coloured conrasts, so the contrast needs lining... White, Black or gold even? Decals will probably be white with black outline.

Also: decals... headcrest on seatube? Its a barbers' pole job so I reckon text might be a bit messy.

Anyobody wanna say something that'll help me decide?

It needs to be a deep seventies lick.

You NEED to have lug-lining for the contrasts? Not as far as I know. My Holdsworth is up at Mercian at the moment, being sprayed in gunmetal grey, with a red contrasting headtube. They didn't say I specifically needed lug-lining and didn't even recommend it.

Of course, if it will set the look off, then maybe I should be thinking about getting it done. Any recommendations?

As for your case, I think it depends on the lugs - if they're straight cut, then I might be tempted to go for black, but if the lugs are ornate, I'd probably have the same colour as the decals.

Blue and sand, if I've pictured it right, sounds mm mmm...

I think some kind of red colour would look nice. If you went with MrSmith's suggestion then it would be like a colour skewed red, white, blue which is a classic combo. Could look nice.

Thanks ^^

Fiddy14, thanks for your floaty words

You NEED to have lug-lining for the contrasts? ...
Of course, if it will set the look off, then maybe I should be thinking about getting it done. Any recommendations?
...

I think its part of the barbers pole finish, not necessary for all contrasts... Maybe comes with any contrasts if you ask, I don't know. I think they're line only the head side of the head lugs too.

As for your case, I think it depends on the lugs - if they're straight cut, then I might be tempted to go for black, but if the lugs are ornate, I'd probably have the same colour as the decals....

Nice^
Plain lugs. I'm down for black but its the last thing done, next week (here's hoping).

burgundy/plum coloured lining.
.. 3 colour theory harmony and discord,..oppisite part of the colour wheel.... staring at the mercian ...actually /... inspired by 70's purple/orange/brown Y-fronts

This is a fu****** brilliant post. Dischord! Freedom! Nylon Undergarments!
Burgundy is a lovely idea.

This is getting well GPlan.

skully, this post puts your OCD in perspective

skully, this post puts your OCD in perspective

You rotter.

This is a fu****** brilliant post. Dischord! Freedom! Nylon Undergarments!
Burgundy is a lovely idea.

Shit the bed - forget my plain old boring black lining. I think Mr Smith has the answer.

I can even picture the undercrackers - fuck'n genius.

+1 Mr Smith and his purple/orange pants with one skid patch

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