He seems a bit slow to respond. I asked him if had some stickers for my Berretto and Ken Evans made Evolution and havn't heard back.bowiesimon wrote:Will do - no word in response as yetbrendan03 wrote:Please let me know how you go with this. I'm quite interested in "Ricardo" & "elite" decals.bowiesimon wrote:I've sent a message to that Cyclomondo dude to see if I can get a replacement set of decals.
Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Thread
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Thread
Postby matilda5 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:20 pm
Will follow up as cleaning proceeds.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Thread
Postby brendan03 » Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:21 pm
Being in the saddle when the freight-train hit that Ricardo head on must have hurt.
Looking forward to the pics - I'm planning a red/silver makeover for my Ricardo so it would be nice to see what the original livery looked like.matilda5 wrote:As of this morning proud father to Ricardo "Elite", rescued from land fil. 60cm top tube (perfect for me)tange 900 double butted. White with red tips chrome forks.
Will follow up as cleaning proceeds.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby brendan03 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:09 pm
I've sent him a message myself and also offered to produce the art work (if he doesn't already have it on file). If he doesn't have the artwork and takes my offer to create it, I'll need some help. My bike never had the RICARDO decals, so if anyone has high (HIGH!) resolution shots of their RICARDO stickers it would be a grand help.
I'll keep everyone posted.
EDIT: I'm also hunting some reasonably "period correct" TANGE decals for my frame - does anyone have a sample pic of an elite TANGE decal?
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Postby munga » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:52 pm
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/tange/ ... at1997.pdf
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby brendan03 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:23 pm
Thanks Munga. Two things I'm not certain of are 1) what specific tubing my bike is made from and 2) what decals tange were using at the time.munga wrote:this help you brenno?
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/tange/ ... at1997.pdf
If anyone has an elite similar vintage to mine which also has the "TANGE XXXX" decals, all the answers would be revealed! Singlespeedscott & a link Nic posted to "Rustychisel bike" seem to be pretty close to mine. Since Rusty notes Champ No5 tubes, I guess it'll try get those decals.
Failing that I'll likely just go with an Infinity decal, pretty sure RICARDO's weren't cut from Prestige or Ultimate.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Thoglette » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:33 pm
Can do Tange 2brendan03 wrote:EDIT: I'm also hunting some reasonably "period correct" TANGE decals for my frame - does anyone have a sample pic of an elite TANGE decal?
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:14 am
Mine is simply labeled ""Tange 5" with Cr-Mo seamless P.G. tubes" on the seat tube. The sticker is a light green colour with black edging. The fork blades have a sticker saying ""Tange" Cr-mo fork blades".brendan03 wrote:Thanks Munga. Two things I'm not certain of are 1) what specific tubing my bike is made from and 2) what decals tange were using at the time.munga wrote:this help you brenno?
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/tange/ ... at1997.pdf
If anyone has an elite similar vintage to mine which also has the "TANGE XXXX" decals, all the answers would be revealed! Singlespeedscott & a link Nic posted to "Rustychisel bike" seem to be pretty close to mine. Since Rusty notes Champ No5 tubes, I guess it'll try get those decals.
Failing that I'll likely just go with an Infinity decal, pretty sure RICARDO's weren't cut from Prestige or Ultimate.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby brendan03 » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:01 am
Can anyone send me a close up of their "elite" decal? Both mine (now removed) were damage around the birds beak. I'm trying to reproduce the artwork to have them printed, but need a "complete" sticker to facsimile - marett at gmail.com
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Progress shot:
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby matilda5 » Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:34 pm
27 inch wheels being cleaned.
photos?: http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/amalia51/
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby patrickj » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:29 pm
Cheers,
Patrick.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Ricardoman » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:38 pm
Searching the web couldn’t believe I found this forum, been a rider of these bikes since the mid eighties when I started road cycling with a race club in Brisbane. Had a Ricardo Viva for a training bike and a Elite as a race bike, both tange 900 frames, the Elite was later replaced by the road bike I still own and ride regularly a Ricardo White Lighting. A lot of the Guys I rode with had to have Italian stuff but I wanted Australian made. Pity Repco had to buy the company and sink them in the early nineties.
Anyway got a bit of memorabilia from the period including a couple of sales catalogs and a sticker set. Happy to post them up if anyone is interested just got to get them from the olds on the next visit
Here is a photo of my old Race bike I got it in 1990 after the Elite got cleaned up by a car I think it cost at the time approx $1500, Tange 2 shimano frame and fork, full Shimano 600 Ultegra componentary. With original cateye vectra Speedo.
Regards
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note sure how to get the photo to appear so here's the link to the photo.
Mod edit: Inserted the pic for you - nice bike!
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Postby casual_cyclist » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:42 pm
Nice! I still ride around on a Repco Superlite with biopace chainrings and downtube shifters. I have ridden over 4,000km this year and it's still going strong!Ricardoman wrote:G'day Guys
Searching the web couldn’t believe I found this forum, been a rider of these bikes since the mid eighties when I started road cycling with a race club in Brisbane. Had a Ricardo Viva for a training bike and a Elite as a race bike, both tange 900 frames, the Elite was later replaced by the road bike I still own and ride regularly a Ricardo White Lighting. A lot of the Guys I rode with had to have Italian stuff but I wanted Australian made. Pity Repco had to buy the company and sink them in the early nineties.
Anyway got a bit of memorabilia from the period including a couple of sales catalogs and a sticker set. Happy to post them up if anyone is interested just got to get them from the olds on the next visit
Here is a photo of my old Race bike I got it in 1990 after the Elite got cleaned up by a car I think it cost at the time approx $1500, Tange 2 shimano frame and fork, full Shimano 600 Ultegra componentary. With original cateye vectra Speedo.
Regards
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Ricardoman » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:46 pm
Yes I remember the superlite, quite a popular bike at the time. I remember a friend had a two tone yellow and white. shimano 105 running gear if I remember.casual_cyclist wrote:Nice! I still ride around on a Repco Superlite with biopace chainrings and downtube shifters. I have ridden over 4,000km this year and it's still going strong!Ricardoman wrote:G'day Guys
Searching the web couldn’t believe I found this forum, been a rider of these bikes since the mid eighties when I started road cycling with a race club in Brisbane. Had a Ricardo Viva for a training bike and a Elite as a race bike, both tange 900 frames, the Elite was later replaced by the road bike I still own and ride regularly a Ricardo White Lighting. A lot of the Guys I rode with had to have Italian stuff but I wanted Australian made. Pity Repco had to buy the company and sink them in the early nineties.
Anyway got a bit of memorabilia from the period including a couple of sales catalogs and a sticker set. Happy to post them up if anyone is interested just got to get them from the olds on the next visit
Here is a photo of my old Race bike I got it in 1990 after the Elite got cleaned up by a car I think it cost at the time approx $1500, Tange 2 shimano frame and fork, full Shimano 600 Ultegra componentary. With original cateye vectra Speedo.
Regards
Gary
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby casual_cyclist » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:58 pm
I won't post a picture of it in this thread but here is a link if you are interested viewtopic.php?f=32&t=12868&p=302792#p302792Ricardoman wrote:Yes I remember the superlite, quite a popular bike at the time. I remember a friend had a two tone yellow and white. shimano 105 running gear if I remember.casual_cyclist wrote:Nice! I still ride around on a Repco Superlite with biopace chainrings and downtube shifters. I have ridden over 4,000km this year and it's still going strong!Ricardoman wrote:
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Ricardoman » Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:44 pm
Is that a custom colour, I can only remember them in two tone.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby casual_cyclist » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:52 pm
casualcyclist wrote:I won't post a picture of it in this thread but here is a link if you are interested viewtopic.php?f=32&t=12868&p=302792#p302792
Na. It was standard for 1 year. I have seen one other one in real life and a photo of another one on the interweb.Ricardoman wrote:Is that a custom colour, I can only remember them in two tone.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby brendan03 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:39 pm
G'day and welcome aboard! I'd love to see any stickers or catalogues you've got at the olds! I've finished reproducing the "elite" artwork for the bike i'm restoring. Not sure what "RICARDO" decals to base mine off tho since my frame never had them - at least not since i've known it.Ricardoman wrote: Anyway got a bit of memorabilia from the period including a couple of sales catalogs and a sticker set. Happy to post them up if anyone is interested just got to get them from the olds on the next visit
So far leaning t'wards the top version - red & white to match the overall motif i'm working on.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby brendan03 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:09 pm
Do you know how to interpret the serial numbers stamped on under the bottom brackets on Ricardos?
So far we've got: L1T8745, L6A1761 & L7Z2184
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Thoglette » Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:13 pm
The 54cm Nuovo downstairs is L?L0116 - the first L is vestigal and the second character is one of 6 8 or 0 - only the bottom curve is visible. I think Zeus ended up with my other frame.brendan03 wrote:Ricardoman,
Do you know how to interpret the serial numbers stamped on under the bottom brackets on Ricardos?
So far we've got: L1T8745, L6A1761 & L7Z2184
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby zues » Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:40 am
.I think Zeus ended up with my other frame.
Yes I did and its a beauty
Thanks Thoglette
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