Great pics, and they both look great! The lime metallic reminds me of some Hot Wheels I played with as a kid! The cream fenders complement it perfectly. The Saluki looks fabulous, too!
What's most cool, is that your wife now loves to ride her bike. Very cool. On Apr 12, 1:34 pm, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > Funny, I've read comments on this color (was it officially called "yellowish > green?") for several years on this list. People love it or hate it. I've read > comparisons to diaper contents for example. Mine is this color, and I like > it. > It sparkles in the sun, which doesn't seem to show well in pictures. I had > thought though that when repaint time comes I'd like to try the wonderful > claret > wine red I've seen in Jim's gallery, or now lately the persimmony mix that > looks > so nice. That decision is a few years off however. The '95 Road will be 1st > up I > think. Staying with the original blue, but do I go for a cream head tube or > not? > hmmmm > > Unrelated to green paint, but while we are on the Saluki subject: Mine has had > Oursons on for a few years, and despite racks and fenders and Baggins bags > front > and rear, rides about the same speed as anything else I get on. Looking at the > numbers this year, it has more miles than any of my other 3 bikes, but all are > reasonably close. It has a very nice riding position for a long day in the > saddle. A ride you can still get on the Hilsen, of course. > > Bruce > > ________________________________ > From: Rick <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: photos of (almost) new Betty, first ever old Saluki > > I'll confess here and now that my Saluki problem is a growing > issue. Nice color there, too. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
