So, things have changed quite a bit since Sept 4. The Renovelo frameset that I picked up had a couple issues. Issues that were hard to detect until you started building the bike. Anyhow, Riv totally started handling them as you'd expect. As that process was underway, I had a conversation with Keven about the bike I really wanted, had been saving up for, and that this Renovelo was functionally replacing. Waiting for repair work allowed me to contemplate my age and the amount of time I expect to have the bike, and the likelihood of ever buying another bike like it. One thing led to another, and I went ahead and asked Keven to apply the price I paid to a 650B 58cm A. Homer Hilsen instead. Keven was more than gracious. I think that the black Renovelo that I bought will likely come up again from Riv, but probably as a complete bike, so they can recoup the additional expense they will be putting into it.
Anyhow, I'm now a Hilsen 650B owner. This is the prettiest frame I've ever seen. Of the two Hilsen blues, this is the lighter shade, slightly metallic and with a subtle pearl that you have to get into direct sun to really appreciate. I got about 80% through the build, and had to head out of the country for work. I get back Friday afternoon. It will be a longshot to finish the build and defeat jetlag to have it with me for the Mt Diablo ride on the 2nd of October. There are a couple of photos on my flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/5022081484/ On Sep 4, 5:49 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > very nice Bill. I didn't even spot this. The early bird gets the worm > I guess. > > Though I'm busy plotting upgrades to my new-to-me Ram. New paint, > brakes, wheels etc. > > ~Mike > > On Sep 3, 4:24 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I added a phone photo of the headtube to my flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4955037653/ > > > On Sep 3, 1:18 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:14 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Seth > > > > > I'll do that tonight. Jay told me that they were thinking of making > > > > the head tube decal into a proper head badge. I'm hoping they follow > > > > through with that. It sounds like it'll come down to dollars. I > > > > offered to pay my part. > > > > dude, with the money you saved by buying arenoveloframe see if you > > > can get one of the various headbadge makers to make one for you. I'm > > > sure riv would love to see a custom one cut like that. > > > > -sv- 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.
