triumph traffic master

[grandad russ]

Hi,new to the forum and have returned to a bicycle for sedate trips to my local inn in the summer.Have bought an old Triumph traffic master (1980)in a nice shade of green,oily rag condition.Could anyone help with a colour match so I can touch it up here and there.Cheers

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Are you sure it's not telegraph green?

 

[grandad russ]

Are you sure it's not telegraph green?

Hi,not sure what telegraph green is,its quite a dark green,possibly slightly metallic,not as dark as my chums Raleigh superbe.I would put it as a forest green.
Russ

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I only asked because I had no idea what email or phone green were either!

 

[grandad russ]

I only asked because I had no idea what email or phone green were either!

oh I get you,I obviously filled in the incorrect fields in order to post my first question in the forum.
Nice one.
Hope I can be as sarcastic to the next new member once I get the hang of the forum.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Oops, sorry. I admit I was being flippant but I really didn't know what was going on and I do have a fairly absurdist sense of humour. But I sincerely apologise.

 

[grandad russ]

Oops, sorry. I admit I was being flippant but I really didn't know what was going on and I do have a fairly absurdist sense of humour. But I sincerely apologise.

No problem apology accepted,cannot believe I didn't get the telegraph green reply.
Perhaps my bike is carrier pigeon green.
Russ

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm still feeling guilty!!!! Is it anything like the colour in this blog? http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html

 

[grandad russ]

I'm still feeling guilty!!!! Is it anything like the colour in this blog? http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html[/quo

I'm still feeling guilty!!!! Is it anything like the colour in this blog? http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html

Thats mine,semaphore green if ever it was.Notice the use of the the word semaphore to show you that your you are now totally absolved of guilt.
Russ

 

[grandad russ]

Anyway back to the point,any idea what colour green this?
Enjoyed our chat tonight,take it easy,take care.
Russ

 

[raindog]

I can't understand this thread, allthough I'd really like to - can someone help? It's been A Long Day, what with Brad winning Paris-Nice and England beating France.

 

[Crackle]

That's a nice green but more of a jungle drum green I think

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The blogger seems to have had difficulty matching the colour exactly. He may respond to a post. I'd call it an olive green. (Incidentally, I'm also looking for a shade of green for a bike - I like that colour. In fact I like it a lot)

 

[col]

Olive green here too.

 

[tyred]

If it's the green I'm thinking on, British Racing Green should be a reasonably close match.

The only sensible thing to do if it's that important to match it properly is to take it to the local motorfactors and compare the tops of the aerosol touch up paints, or get someone who mixes paints to try and match it, but that could get pricey.