I'll use a Brooks saddle for comparison. I had a honey B-17 with copper rails. The combination was way too much "orangey" for me, and the rails being a similar color to the saddle detracted from the beauty of both.
On Jun 27, 9:44 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Do it! Unless you're a conformist, then do only silver parts. > > On Jun 27, 2:42 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > > > Contemplating my Hillborne build and wondering whether brass fenders > > would look okay with the Sam's orange. The bike would be adorned with > > silver rims/spokes/brakes/racks/levers/stem/bars/cages. Would the > > brass look too weird or would it "fill a gap" of some chromatic sort > > between the silvery dull-brite-y-ness and the ever-so-slightly copper- > > y orange. > > > It would have a brass bell also. > > > Also, does anyone have any experience with the Tanaka brass fenders? > > Are they pure brass or some sort of plating? > > > Yours, > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > who is geeking out as his frame approaches- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bu...@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.
