look at this bike!!

[mimitabby]

Honestly? the paint job.


the other stuff that i like cannot be seen in this photo.

[mimitabby]

i'd been reading about Marinoni. They make a touring bike, and the price is nice, and it's Italian steel. The touring bike has campy components too.
Then i saw this one on their 2007 lineup, and I really really want an orange bike,
so i had to share. I am telling you this so you don't think i am a total airhead.

I'm not spending more than 1000 dollars on a silver bike. or a black bike. or a blue bike. no no no.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Oh wow, I love how honest you are!

I can relate to stuff like that...the color, the price, the components, etc.
Was the steel actually MADE in Italy, or was the frame just put together there from Japanese steel or something? (don't get me wrong Japanese steel is some of the best there is these days, and my Ramb. is made from it).
I like orange too. I would have picked the older orange model Rambouillet instead of my newer blue one if there had been any available at the time.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mmmm...check it out:
http://education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/ram/index.html
http://www.pbase.com/dmfrost/image/16204189
http://www.pbase.com/dmfrost/image/16204188

They do come up for sale from time to time. I think Veronica has one?...

[LisaB]

I really really want an orange bike,

I'm not spending more than 1000 dollars on a silver bike. or a black bike. or a blue bike. no no no.

Ha! And here I thought I was the only one who had to had to had to have an orange bike.

[Bikingmomof3]

Nice Bike.

[sbctwin]

In 1971, my parents bought my sister and I, a Gitane, orange, 10 speed, to ride while in college. I loved that Gitane and to this day, I wish I could have kept it. I finally gave the bike away (in 1995) to someone who I thought was "deserving" of that bike. I loved that bike and I felt like I gave away my soul when I had to part with it. One of the best things I liked about that bike was the paint job...it was orange...the bike itself was way to big for me, but little choice in those days...but it was sooooo pretty

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Or you could just get a garage sale bike and paint it:
http://static.flickr.com/43/78027136_5812dc06a3.jpg?v=0