I agree, Brian. I love ano stuff and at the rate they would fade on a nicely kept bike stored inside (see: Leah's Plat) you'd be looking at scratched and worn bits due for replacement anyway. Let your ano flag fly!
PS. The rose rims would have silver brake tracks. They look great. On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 9:18:35 AM UTC-8 Brian Campbell wrote: > Bikes, at the level they are considered and discussed in this group, are > as much a means of self-expression as conveyance and utility. It is the > marriage of these things that makes it fun and its value is dependent upon > the person. > > I like the fact that people go in so many different directions with their > builds. I feel that I am participating vicariously and continually learning > about things that I was often times unaware of previously. > > I say "Bring on the anno!" in whatever form you like. Who cares if it is a > temporary thing? All of these choices make me aware and for that, I am > grateful. > > Says the person who just installed purple cloth tape on his green > Legolas...keep it weird, people! > > > > On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 11:44:30 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Not only does anodizing fade or wear (nothing looks more bedraggled than >> anodized braking surfaces after a year of use), but after a year or so >> you'll have to put the anodized bits in storage until the colors become >> fashionable again. I should have saved my bright purple anodized Sun M14A >> rims from 1992, not to mention my blue Grafton pedals! >> >> OTOH, for Leah's particular build, I think rose colored rims would be >> very nice, as long as the braking tracks were silver. >> >> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 9:28 AM Dave S <macnc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Last year I spoke with some of the folks at the Paul booth @ Philly Bike >>> Expo about some pink ano bits for my lilac BMC Road+ and they talked me out >>> of it. They said that pink ano fades really quickly in comparison to other >>> colors. I've heard the same about turquoise. So much for my Miami Vice >>> themed build ;) >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7cd1fb77-55e0-4e4f-a721-62e28a2e78ecn%40googlegroups.com.
