It was really easy. I knew I wanted a dark green. I went to our local hardware store and found it. It's called Scholar Green and is part of the Ralph Lauren line of interior paints. You can see it on this page:
http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/rlhome/products/paint/items.asp?haid=48 I grabbed a sample card and simply mailed it to Keven who was helping me with the AHH. I just took delivery a few days ago. Amazing bike. One thing to note in your decision. I have pretty high standards I guess and upon close inspection of the bike I found NUMEROUS flaws in the custom paint job - including a hairline of the green on the cream color headtube and imprecise highlights of the cream on the green (like the little circles aren't all perfect). There are quite few spots that really could've been much better, but you have to look to find them. Is it a big deal to me. Not really. Do I think it should've been better for shelling out an extra $200 for a nearly $4000 bike? Absolutely. Rivendell's response has been "we'll check bikes more closely." I've had other custom paint projects that were done by hand (high-end guitars, furniture, artwork, etc.) and had come to expect a very high degree of precision and flawless work. Overall I'm happy with the bike, but in retrospect I'm not sure I'd have shelled out that much money for the value of work I got. Your mileage may vary. I LOVE the dark green though. Will be posting pics on my Flickr site soon. On Oct 13, 10:13 am, mushmash <mushm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > Compliments to all who post in this forum. I have taken part in > several enthusiast forums in the past and hope to enjoy getting hooked > up with other riders. > > My reason for posting: I really would like some direction on how one > selects and communicates a custom bike color! > > I have placed my money on a new AHH, but have not told RBW whether I > want the standard blue color(s) or custom. Now, I have ridden the same > bike (1974 Fuji Finest) since high school. This is the first real new > bike I will have had in all these years, so it is something that I > have to do right for myself. > > Blue is good, but a rich earthy green is what really appeals to me. > Like this bike identified as Blue Lemon Photos > (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldukedegreaser/3516760819/in/pool-12565... > ). > > How and where does a guy go to look at colors? I look around me every > day, but how do you "identify" and communicate a color to the RBW > folks? > > Thanks for any help on this project. It is a big commitment for me and > I don't want buyer's remorse just because the color isn't just so! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
