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The idea of a natural patina is one of the things that I really liked about a copper finish, ageing like a bottle of wine.

New decals would be nice if I can get a hold of them that is.

I asked the plater to do a polished look. He told me he could do a clear coat over the copper to prevent oxidation, but not a very resistant one since that would require some sort of primer. That is why I choose not to do a clear coat.

Not sure how many microns it will be.

From a distance the frame looks quite nice, but in reality the frame has many small scratches (typical for yellow and white paint), paint chips and scuff marks. I also had to remove paint in some areas to check if some cracks in the paint were cracks in the paint and not structural cracks.

Here is a picture of the La Suprema bike I based the copper plating on:

Ever since I first came across the La Suprema copper plated bike I knew I had to do a copper plating project one day. It took a little longer than I had hoped though.

At long last I managed to find the right frame yesterday: a Fondriest X-Status. The frame came with the original fork and stem. The frame is made up of Dedacciai Optimal (18mcdv6 H.T.) and features nicely oversized steel tubing, with S-bend seat stays out back. The fork is also Dedacciai Optimal and features the same S-bend. The stem is a 3TTT steel stem. Right now the frameset is at the company that is going to do the copper plating. As soon I have an update I will let you know.

You can find more pics on my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/sets/72157633312086518/

The new group and especially the wheels do wonders for the look of the bike. Very cool bike so far!

Shame the frame is 'only' Cromor. With that selection of parts you almost need a higher end frame. A Mercury maybe? ;)

Loving that Klein! First time I have seen one in pink.

If you are in to leather saddles, then you might like this Gilles Berthoud:

This guy seems to have used an Ergostem to compensate for a wrong frame size. Otherwise awesome bike!

Does the Trek have a DA 7700 25th anniversary edition?

Just came across this one today in my archive. Probably the most radical paint job on a Pinarello ever.

I just finished uploading pictures of pretty much all the Colnago, Eddy Merckx and Concorde frames I have sold over the years onto my Flickr account. I thought you might find it interesting to take a look:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/

I will be adding even more pics of other brands and more information about the frames in the coming weeks.

Here are a couple of teasers:

This is a cool bike. Love the color scheme and component spec.

**Rychtarski makes such amazing frames! Nice new paint job also!
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Very nice frame! The forks are definitely AIR, so I guess the down tube is too. The rest of the tubing is not Columbus AIR. Maybe CROMOR or something alike (easy to bend).

Personally I don't think the price is too high, although I doubt you would fetch it on, say Ebay.

It is a high quality frame that features oversized steel tubing, so it should be a lot nicer ride compared to the Corsa Extra which features SLX tubing. It sat just below the Corsa-01 which was built was Dedacciai tubing.

One big bonus (for me anyway) is that the 'relaxed' geometry on the back and the tubing shape allows you to ride really wide tires with this frame, making it a great commuter or winter bike. I actually managed to fit a pair of 32 CX tires in mine a while back!

Could you by any chance send me some extra pictures of the frame? I must be stupid, but I can't find the PM button. My e-mail address is qualityvintagebikes@gmail.com

Thanks!

Very special frame! Built with very high standards.

Very pretty bike indeed! With some really nice parts on it too.

I sold one of these a while back. Was planning on using it for myself, but I managed to get an ever nicer frame instead.

For what it's worth, I can tell you that the paint job looked amazing in person! Worth every penny this frame.

Low-pro track frame, does it get any more rare than that?! All it needs are a pair of Mavic 3G wheels and you got yourself an ultimate cool bike.

Amazing. Simply amazing!