Just ordered a 53 cm Orange Charlie on Saturday. I'm going to have RBW build it. They did such a great job with my Sam from last year that I couldn't see doing it myself! I chose the "you pick the fun stuff" build with Choco bars. I requested one of their blue Newbaum tapes for the bars, thinking it would match the blue Charlie signature and the horses on the chainstay, but now I'm wondering if it's going to be too garish (at least for me!) in contrast with the orange. Thinking now one of the brown, orange or copper colors with amber shellac might tone down the orange a bit. Of course, it's going to be a couple months before they get to the build though, so I've got some time to make up my mind.
Like I mentioned, I bought a Sam last year, and though I'm very happy with it, I kind of miss a lightish road bike. The Sam's frame is a bit stouter than I need, especially at my weight (about 145 lbs), and I'm not really ready to go back to drop bars (if ever!). The lighter tubes and from all that I've been reading about it here and on RBW's website makes it seem like will fit my needs pretty well. Hope to get it in time for some good rides before winter really sets in around here! On Friday, October 3, 2025 at 5:47:37 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I too scored me a 61 CM in Mermaid, which color I may be calling Sea Foam > Green after an old Cannondale frame that was advertised to be that color. > The colors are similar but of course the Charlie is quite a bit more > elegant. On a recent (and enjoyable!) trip out to Rivendell World > Headquarters in Walnut Creek I had a chance to ride Will's 61 CM Charlie > that sealed the deal. > > My sister, brother in law, and nephew joined me on the visit and we had a > good time talking bicycles and baseball. > > On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 4:16:00 PM UTC-6 Mike Gillespie wrote: > >> I ordered a 61cm in mermaid. Looking forward to building up what appears >> to be a pretty unique bike. I’m on the low end of the recommended size >> range for the 61, which pretty much restricts me to an alt style bar. I >> guess I’ve finally come to the conclusion that drop bars aren’t what they >> used to be for me. It will replace one of my last two drop bar bikes, so >> we’ll see how much use that last one actually gets. Anyone want to buy a >> set of drops? >> >> Mike >> >> On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 2:24:15 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding >> Ding! wrote: >> >>> >>> Alright, who are the new lucky owners of the ‘25 Charlies? I’m still >>> quite taken with mine! >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:09:18 PM UTC-4 Drew Saunders wrote: >>> >>>> If you're curious about Muybridge, I just got this book and can >>>> recommend it: https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/muybridge/ >>>> >>>> There is a historical marker for the "Birth of Motion Pictures" near >>>> the Stanford Equestrian Center. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:21:35 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: >>>> >>>>> To add further background to the horses on the chainstay, as I >>>>> understand these are referencing a historically important moment in >>>>> photography: >>>>> >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horse_in_Motion >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c0f43439-1a3a-414c-a90d-df0b58e5f4d3n%40googlegroups.com.
