Oh yeah. I have Berthouds on my tourer as well.
On Apr 27, 3:33 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On my recent custom frame acquisition, I asked the framebuilder/
> > painter to paint it whatever color he thought would be nice, and
> > assured him that I'd be happy with it. He seemed kinda nervous about
> > it, but ended up choosing a great color that I wouldn't have normally
> > considered. I'm really happy with how it turned out.
> > Not a Riv, but there is a
> > connection:http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/3277222915/
>
> Jim:
>
> Very nice touring bike!
>
> I retrofitted my Oswald touring bike to fit up to a 700 x 2.00
> Schwalbe Big Apple. I think the big tires are great for touring.
> Probably won't win any races with it. But speed and touring seem to
> be opposing terms.
>
> On Apr 27, 8:09 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On my recent custom frame acquisition, I asked the framebuilder/
> > painter to paint it whatever color he thought would be nice, and
> > assured him that I'd be happy with it. He seemed kinda nervous about
> > it, but ended up choosing a great color that I wouldn't have normally
> > considered. I'm really happy with how it turned out.
> > Not a Riv, but there is a
> > connection:http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/3277222915/
>
> > We often do makeovers on old bikes, which sometimes include a basic
> > powdercoating job. In general, I refuse to get involved in color
> > selection, and insist that the customer takes care of that part of the
> > process. I'd hate to have to spring for an extra powdercoating because
> > I misinterpreted the customer's desired color and/or mistranslated it
> > into the wrong powder color.
>
> > My advice is to ride and smile. The color will grow on you, if it
> > hasn't already.
>
> > On Apr 25, 11:38 pm, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/37778...@n07/
>
> > > Hi there,
> > > I ordered an AHH in Saluki Butterscotch, and this is how it turned
> > > out. Im not stuck with it, just that its going to be a headache
> > > choosing a new color (Grant said hes done attempting Butterscotch),
> > > and more waiting, and and and... I think I want to convince myself
> > > that i like this melon creamcicle color... What do you all think?
>
> > > ~Stephen- Hide quoted text -
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