I'm going to get the frame of the Gazelle repainted soon and wanted to explore some new ideas re. colour. It'll probably be two colours as per the pic below which is just for reference, main colour and then head-tube and a panel on the seat-tube in a different colour. I've built wheels for it that are all black, black hubs, black rims, black spokes. Originally I was thinking all black, decals in red and red panels, decals on the red panels in black. But would appreciate some fresh ideas. Cheers.

Forgot to add that the frame has been aged at 1969 by the factory, not sure if this makes a difference to your colour ideas but it might!



^ This is not my Gazelle frame/bike it's just a pic for reference.

creame & a nice vibrant cherry red kind colour.

white and bright green. works for classic or modern bikes



that gazelle looks fine as it is tho

Dark silver / grey and deep red, both with some glitter effect.

indigo....or turquoise....or teal.....or lavendar......or moave.....or any of those colours that nobody really knows what they are.

+1

Brie and Cranberry.

chocolate brown to me looks damn good, as does matt black.



im just trying to get across the finishes, yes i know its a car and a silk sheet. :)

That picture is for reference to see where the colour panels will be, it's not my bike/frame.

I am feeling as silly as these two^^

Puce and Verdigris

Taupe and Ochre.

thats more like it.
Fuscia.
or as i like to say Fucksia

Back to the fuscia.

some colour combos i like... some are obvious tributes to forumengers...
1=VinlyV

Strip it to the metal and then give it a Bronze sunburst (thing Gibson Les Paul) from the bottom of the forks and up from the bottom bracket. line the lugs in thin gold. then clear coat!

Well thats what the Claud is getting when I am ready.. copy it and i will hunt you down and use your teeth the scrape you frame back to the metal.. and maybe beyond.. if i have had a good day..

well into this colour at the mo...

Black to the Fuscia, pea

fuscia.

Pea?

centre colour of #7 - gives me a semi

I would go on a modern take on the traditional Gazelle colourway as per the top photo you postes

Thanks Shin, I'm currently really liking No. 7 in a banana and cherry combo sort of way (yellow frame, red panels). I reckon that would look really good with black wheels and black details, or even brown details (saddle, bar tape).

NP fella but you mean number 2

unless he's colour blind?

Thanks flickwg/Shin but yes you're right Shin I did mean No. 2! Doh!

its lucky i have spare time

top one = shins colours

bottom = my colours

^ Yeh baby! Loving the yellow and red. Colour chart names would have to be something like - Flaming Banana and Mom's Cherry Pie...

personally i don't see the value of re-painting a vintage frame, unless it is totally and utterly shagged. more often than not, the original finish will be more durable and hard waring. just polish it and fill in scratches with hobby enamel. my 2c.

Would tend to agree mate if it looked half decent but currently it's not original and doesn't even have the right brand decals on it! As it is now:



I wrote to Gazelle with the frame no. and they're saying it was built in 1969, would be nice to do something that was true to the era - think the bright yellow and red could fit that.

hi flickwg
have you got a website for ridesign ? love some of your colourways, doing a new one soon so would appreciate inspiration

That picture is of the gazelle I was selling a little while ago
I REALLY like that colourway

teh orange is PLUSH

Yeah I'm loving yellow and red at the moment. I'm considering this on my Mercian repaint at the moment.