Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[mbaquerizo]

actually whatever screen I was viewing that on made it seem like it was painted 
Atlantis blue. so weird but it's obviously just that regularly hillborne slate 
color. 



> On Mar 28, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Jason Fuller  wrote:
> 
> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric has 
> a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper quality 
> paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself, when I 
> could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the Bombadil's 
> original finish... 
> 
> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high 
> quality options given. 
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Joe Bernard]

The clearcoat over bare steel finish showed up on several proto frames of 
various models and was offered as an option on production bikes for a short 
while. It didn't take long for people to start fretting about seeing rust 
form and that party was over! 

Joe "rust never sleeps" Bernard

On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:16:18 AM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Eric - It was an early production color, err, finish to my knowledge - not 
> that there were many built with any one finish based on production numbers 
> and variety of colors they came in! This is all stuff I've learned in the 
> past six months though and my Bomba-knowledge is barely paint-deep, because 
> in 2009 when this bike was built I was too annoyed by the lack of geometry 
> info to consider a Rivendell and stuck to my Surlys, Somas and Salsas of 
> the era haha
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:07 AM Eric Marth  wrote:
>
>> Perhaps I missed something here in this thread and my at-large Bombadil 
>> knowledge is definitely lacking but what's the story with the finish in the 
>> first place? Was this a prototype? 
>>
>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in 
>>> that regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my Sam 
>>> certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight (which 
>>> isn't very often) 
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L  wrote:
>>>
 It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of my 
 Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to change 
 the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for me and I 
 want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal preference.

 However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, so 
 for now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.  

 On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  
> Eric has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a 
> proper quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame 
> itself, when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve 
> the 
> Bombadil's original finish... 
>
> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high 
> quality options given. 

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Eric Marth]

The palm green is a great color for a trail bike and one I've considered 
should I ever strip down and repaint a frame. This is a great reference 
palette Jared, very cool idea! 

On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 1:35:38 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Why have I never thought about this?!?!  I have been obsessed with PG/SG 
> buses since the late 90's.  Fantastic idea Jared. 
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:33 AM Jared Wilson  wrote:
>
>> I've been thinking about this a lot and I feel that pretty much any 
>> color/s from the air-cooled Volkwagen days would lend themselves nicely to 
>> a Rivendell.
>>
>> Paint colors/codes can be found at the bottom of each page linked below
>>
>> Volkswagen Bug Colors 
>> 
>>
>> Volkswagen Bus Colors 
>> 
>>
>> Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Colors 
>> 
>>
>> Some of my favorites include:
>>
>> Palm Green/Sand Green
>>
>> [image: 400984_73b64d038b_z.jpg]
>>
>> Chesnut Brown/Sealing Wax Red
>>
>> [image: 39612e47333dacd57aca803ed674551a.png]
>>
>> Sea Blue/Blue White
>>
>> [image: IMG_0035_3.JPG]
>>
>>
>> Mango Green/Seagull Gray
>>
>> [image: 177478.jpg]
>>
>>
>> On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:16:18 AM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
>>> Eric - It was an early production color, err, finish to my knowledge - 
>>> not that there were many built with any one finish based on production 
>>> numbers and variety of colors they came in! This is all stuff I've learned 
>>> in the past six months though and my Bomba-knowledge is barely paint-deep, 
>>> because in 2009 when this bike was built I was too annoyed by the lack of 
>>> geometry info to consider a Rivendell and stuck to my Surlys, Somas and 
>>> Salsas of the era haha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:07 AM Eric Marth  wrote:
>>>
 Perhaps I missed something here in this thread and my at-large Bombadil 
 knowledge is definitely lacking but what's the story with the finish in 
 the 
 first place? Was this a prototype? 

 On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in 
> that regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my 
> Sam 
> certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight 
> (which 
> isn't very often) 
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L  wrote:
>
>> It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of 
>> my Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to 
>> change the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for 
>> me 
>> and I want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal 
>> preference.
>>
>> However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, 
>> so for now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.  
>>
>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
>>> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  
>>> Eric has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a 
>>> proper quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the 
>>> frame 
>>> itself, when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve 
>>> the 
>>> Bombadil's original finish... 
>>>
>>> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the 
>>> high quality options given. 
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Jason Fuller]

Eric - It was an early production color, err, finish to my knowledge - not
that there were many built with any one finish based on production numbers
and variety of colors they came in! This is all stuff I've learned in the
past six months though and my Bomba-knowledge is barely paint-deep, because
in 2009 when this bike was built I was too annoyed by the lack of geometry
info to consider a Rivendell and stuck to my Surlys, Somas and Salsas of
the era haha



On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:07 AM Eric Marth  wrote:

> Perhaps I missed something here in this thread and my at-large Bombadil
> knowledge is definitely lacking but what's the story with the finish in the
> first place? Was this a prototype?
>
> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:
>
>> Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in
>> that regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my Sam
>> certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight (which
>> isn't very often)
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L  wrote:
>>
>>> It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of my
>>> Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to change
>>> the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for me and I
>>> want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal preference.
>>>
>>> However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, so
>>> for now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.
>>>
>>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>>
 Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric
 has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper
 quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself,
 when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the
 Bombadil's original finish...

 Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high
 quality options given.
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Eric Marth]

Perhaps I missed something here in this thread and my at-large Bombadil 
knowledge is definitely lacking but what's the story with the finish in the 
first place? Was this a prototype? 

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:08:50 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in 
> that regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my Sam 
> certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight (which 
> isn't very often) 
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L  wrote:
>
>> It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of my 
>> Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to change 
>> the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for me and I 
>> want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal preference.
>>
>> However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, so 
>> for now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.  
>>
>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
>>> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric 
>>> has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper 
>>> quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself, 
>>> when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the 
>>> Bombadil's original finish... 
>>>
>>> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high 
>>> quality options given. 
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Jason Fuller]

Yeah the low-keyness of the current raw finish is a pretty big plus in that
regard, as I do have to lock it up around town - the orange of my Sam
certainly causes some additional fear when I lock it up out of sight (which
isn't very often)

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 2:59 PM Chris L  wrote:

> It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of my
> Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to change
> the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for me and I
> want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal preference.
>
> However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, so
> for now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.
>
> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
>
>> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric
>> has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper
>> quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself,
>> when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the
>> Bombadil's original finish...
>>
>> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high
>> quality options given.
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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Chris L]

It might be sacrilege, but if I ever decided to change the color of my 
Hunqapillar, I would have it powder coated dull black.  Deciding to change 
the color would  be an indication that it's a "forever" bike for me and I 
want it to look as generic as possible.  Just a personal preference.

However, there are other Riv's and other non-Riv's that interest me, so for 
now, it stays dolphin gray and orange.  

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:55:00 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric 
> has a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper 
> quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself, 
> when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the 
> Bombadil's original finish... 
>
> Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high 
> quality options given. 

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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Jason Fuller]

Blue Lug's sense of style is unparalleled!  Yeah that's gorgeous.  Eric has 
a good point too - and, something that I think about is that a proper 
quality paint job will be minimum one-third the value of the frame itself, 
when I could just put that towards an actual frame and preserve the 
Bombadil's original finish... 

Good chance I've been talked out of ever painting it, despite the high 
quality options given. 

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Eric Marth]

Jason -- I'm one who loves natural finishes and the way things look as they 
wear out. Patinated copper, weathered cedar, diamond plate steel thresholds 
with 100 years of foot traffic.

There isn't a paint that can compete with the subtle gradations in steel or 
*especially* the sweet brass brazing around the lugs. Few things are as 
lovely as that delightful blend of copper and zinc.

I understand there may be issues with corrosion over time but if regular 
spot-coating gives you enough peace of mind to roll on then I'd say keep it 
as is. 

I'm not much for decals, either. The head badge is plenty! Subtlety can be 
sublime. 

On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 12:46:33 PM UTC-4 Robert Tilley wrote:

> I’ve always liked green on Rivs. I almost went with British racing green 
> on mine but decided to go with their pea sage green. I still like it. I 
> remember opening the box and being a bit underwhelmed with the color but 
> once it was built up with silver parts and a honey Brooks the color looked 
> much better. Plus it blends in here in the Southwest.
>
> https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Rivendell-All-Rounder/i-xzJFBGK/A
>
> Robert Tilley
> San Diego, CA
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 25, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Reid Echols  wrote:
>
> I love the green/white of my recently-acquired Bombadil! It is pretty 
> much peak Riv for me, and I've been climbing a long time. 
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:56:57 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> I forgot to do this. Not a great photo for seeing the color but a super 
>> great photo of Mark in his cyclocross glory days! 
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:46:57 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>>> Mark@Riv's first cyclocross custom was my color gray with cream, that 
>>> was a really pretty bike. I'll see if I can track down a pic. 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:19:39 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>>
 Nathan - I was waiting for that answer haha

 Thanks for the suggestions!  I know what you mean Michael about 
 choosing a paintjob that's too near an original color without being an 
 original color. I have thought about Atlantis blue-green too, as its such 
 a 
 beautiful and iconic color but I also think it is for Atlantis' and 
 Atlantis' alone. Similarly I've thought about Riv blue because it's just 
 awesome, but also not very imaginative. 

 The grey of Joe's custom is pretty enticing as an option, to be honest, 
 though I would just do a white/cream panel headtube and seat tube collar.  
 British Racing green is also up near the top of the list now, thanks for 
 the suggestion!  I've always loved it as a colour and it does look great 
 on 
 the Bombadil - and is a homage to my Clem H which I sold to fund this 
 Bombadil... 
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[rltilley]

I’ve always liked green on Rivs. I almost went with British racing green on 
mine but decided to go with their pea sage green. I still like it. I remember 
opening the box and being a bit underwhelmed with the color but once it was 
built up with silver parts and a honey Brooks the color looked much better. 
Plus it blends in here in the Southwest.

https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Rivendell-All-Rounder/i-xzJFBGK/A

Robert Tilley
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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Reid Echols  wrote:
> 
> I love the green/white of my recently-acquired Bombadil! It is pretty much 
> peak Riv for me, and I've been climbing a long time. 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:56:57 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
>> I forgot to do this. Not a great photo for seeing the color but a super 
>> great photo of Mark in his cyclocross glory days! 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:46:57 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
>>> Mark@Riv's first cyclocross custom was my color gray with cream, that was a 
>>> really pretty bike. I'll see if I can track down a pic. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:19:39 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
 Nathan - I was waiting for that answer haha
 
 Thanks for the suggestions!  I know what you mean Michael about choosing a 
 paintjob that's too near an original color without being an original 
 color. I have thought about Atlantis blue-green too, as its such a 
 beautiful and iconic color but I also think it is for Atlantis' and 
 Atlantis' alone. Similarly I've thought about Riv blue because it's just 
 awesome, but also not very imaginative. 
 
 The grey of Joe's custom is pretty enticing as an option, to be honest, 
 though I would just do a white/cream panel headtube and seat tube collar.  
 British Racing green is also up near the top of the list now, thanks for 
 the suggestion!  I've always loved it as a colour and it does look great 
 on the Bombadil - and is a homage to my Clem H which I sold to fund this 
 Bombadil... 
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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Joe Bernard]

Mark@Riv's first cyclocross custom was my color gray with cream, that was a 
really pretty bike. I'll see if I can track down a pic. 



On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10:19:39 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:

> Nathan - I was waiting for that answer haha
>
> Thanks for the suggestions!  I know what you mean Michael about choosing a 
> paintjob that's too near an original color without being an original color. 
> I have thought about Atlantis blue-green too, as its such a beautiful and 
> iconic color but I also think it is for Atlantis' and Atlantis' alone. 
> Similarly I've thought about Riv blue because it's just awesome, but also 
> not very imaginative. 
>
> The grey of Joe's custom is pretty enticing as an option, to be honest, 
> though I would just do a white/cream panel headtube and seat tube collar.  
> British Racing green is also up near the top of the list now, thanks for 
> the suggestion!  I've always loved it as a colour and it does look great on 
> the Bombadil - and is a homage to my Clem H which I sold to fund this 
> Bombadil... 

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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Jason Fuller]

Nathan - I was waiting for that answer haha

Thanks for the suggestions!  I know what you mean Michael about choosing a 
paintjob that's too near an original color without being an original color. 
I have thought about Atlantis blue-green too, as its such a beautiful and 
iconic color but I also think it is for Atlantis' and Atlantis' alone. 
Similarly I've thought about Riv blue because it's just awesome, but also 
not very imaginative. 

The grey of Joe's custom is pretty enticing as an option, to be honest, 
though I would just do a white/cream panel headtube and seat tube collar.  
British Racing green is also up near the top of the list now, thanks for 
the suggestion!  I've always loved it as a colour and it does look great on 
the Bombadil - and is a homage to my Clem H which I sold to fund this 
Bombadil... 

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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Michael Baquerizo]

as someone who's always scared of making aesthetic choices, especially when 
given infinite options, I really like rivs painted in the colors of other 
rivs. seems you're in a similar school of thought but to me the hunq and 
the bombadil are too similar. I'd go for something different, like 
antlantis blue/green. the blue of the new sam (or old appaloosa) would be 
cool  too. I can't imagine it would be hard to ask for a code and then get 
at least an approximation. 
 

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:27:47 PM UTC-4 Jason Fuller wrote:

> So, many of you are probably aware of the Bombadil that lives within my 
> realm of belongings thanks to Joe having taken it in and then releasing it 
> back into the wild. I, as many of you, love the clearcoat-over-raw finish 
> that it has.  I'm 50% sure I want to keep it this way, even though it 
> provides sub-optimal corrosion protection, and just touch up problem areas 
> as they arise. 
>
> But I'm also 50% sure I want to strip it back down to a frame, have it 
> restored and frame-saver'd, and professionally painted. Timeline on this 
> wouldn't be immediate - probably next year, or the year after that, but I 
> like to plan ahead. To my chagrin in this group I would not be sending it 
> to Joe Bell because I'm in Canada and it would be like $400 in shipping 
> alone, plus I'm local to Chris Dekerf who has a very capable paint studio 
> that does lots of impressive custom work (all of Chromag's locally made 
> frames, for instance).  
>
> I absolutely would be doing a proper two-color paintjob with all the lug 
> detailing that a MUSA Rivendell has, and I want the color selection to look 
> like a natural choice for the Bombadil - it doesn't have to be a Rivendell 
> colour, but I want it to look like it could easily have been in 2009.  I 
> also wouldn't do this unless I can get the proper decals to apply after, 
> though Riv never responds to my emails so I'll probably need to give them a 
> call on this. 
>
> I am gravitating towards greens and greys at the moment.  Ideas include: 
> - Classic Hunq green 
> - Vaughn's custom green (bit more of a sage quality) 
> - Bomba / Hunq dark grey, but without the red paneling - maybe the cream 
> white??
> - I don't know this is hard! 
>
> Leah made me aware that Taiwan does not use consistent paint coding as 
> North America, so while I love the idea of the new Platypus blue-silver 
> (actually green-blue), it's probably not possible.  
>
> My knowledge of what colors the Bombadil came in is limited by what google 
> tells me because I did not know of this bike when it was new. There are 
> surely period-correct Rivendell colors I haven't considered, but many of 
> you were there and lived through it - and I'd love your ideas!  
>
> [image: Bomby.JPG]
>
> Many thanks, 
> Jason in Vancouver BC 
>   
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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Andrew Turner]

I'll second that blue paintjob, I really love the darker headtube look. 

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 6:32:31 PM UTC-5 Chris L wrote:

> British racing green and cream.  
>
> [image: Green bomba.jpg]
>
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 7:27:47 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:
>
>> So, many of you are probably aware of the Bombadil that lives within my 
>> realm of belongings thanks to Joe having taken it in and then releasing it 
>> back into the wild. I, as many of you, love the clearcoat-over-raw finish 
>> that it has.  I'm 50% sure I want to keep it this way, even though it 
>> provides sub-optimal corrosion protection, and just touch up problem areas 
>> as they arise. 
>>
>> But I'm also 50% sure I want to strip it back down to a frame, have it 
>> restored and frame-saver'd, and professionally painted. Timeline on this 
>> wouldn't be immediate - probably next year, or the year after that, but I 
>> like to plan ahead. To my chagrin in this group I would not be sending it 
>> to Joe Bell because I'm in Canada and it would be like $400 in shipping 
>> alone, plus I'm local to Chris Dekerf who has a very capable paint studio 
>> that does lots of impressive custom work (all of Chromag's locally made 
>> frames, for instance).  
>>
>> I absolutely would be doing a proper two-color paintjob with all the lug 
>> detailing that a MUSA Rivendell has, and I want the color selection to look 
>> like a natural choice for the Bombadil - it doesn't have to be a Rivendell 
>> colour, but I want it to look like it could easily have been in 2009.  I 
>> also wouldn't do this unless I can get the proper decals to apply after, 
>> though Riv never responds to my emails so I'll probably need to give them a 
>> call on this. 
>>
>> I am gravitating towards greens and greys at the moment.  Ideas include: 
>> - Classic Hunq green 
>> - Vaughn's custom green (bit more of a sage quality) 
>> - Bomba / Hunq dark grey, but without the red paneling - maybe the cream 
>> white??
>> - I don't know this is hard! 
>>
>> Leah made me aware that Taiwan does not use consistent paint coding as 
>> North America, so while I love the idea of the new Platypus blue-silver 
>> (actually green-blue), it's probably not possible.  
>>
>> My knowledge of what colors the Bombadil came in is limited by what 
>> google tells me because I did not know of this bike when it was new. There 
>> are surely period-correct Rivendell colors I haven't considered, but many 
>> of you were there and lived through it - and I'd love your ideas!  
>>
>> [image: Bomby.JPG]
>>
>> Many thanks, 
>> Jason in Vancouver BC 
>>   
>>
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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Chris L]

British racing green and cream.  

[image: Green bomba.jpg]

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 7:27:47 PM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote:

> So, many of you are probably aware of the Bombadil that lives within my 
> realm of belongings thanks to Joe having taken it in and then releasing it 
> back into the wild. I, as many of you, love the clearcoat-over-raw finish 
> that it has.  I'm 50% sure I want to keep it this way, even though it 
> provides sub-optimal corrosion protection, and just touch up problem areas 
> as they arise. 
>
> But I'm also 50% sure I want to strip it back down to a frame, have it 
> restored and frame-saver'd, and professionally painted. Timeline on this 
> wouldn't be immediate - probably next year, or the year after that, but I 
> like to plan ahead. To my chagrin in this group I would not be sending it 
> to Joe Bell because I'm in Canada and it would be like $400 in shipping 
> alone, plus I'm local to Chris Dekerf who has a very capable paint studio 
> that does lots of impressive custom work (all of Chromag's locally made 
> frames, for instance).  
>
> I absolutely would be doing a proper two-color paintjob with all the lug 
> detailing that a MUSA Rivendell has, and I want the color selection to look 
> like a natural choice for the Bombadil - it doesn't have to be a Rivendell 
> colour, but I want it to look like it could easily have been in 2009.  I 
> also wouldn't do this unless I can get the proper decals to apply after, 
> though Riv never responds to my emails so I'll probably need to give them a 
> call on this. 
>
> I am gravitating towards greens and greys at the moment.  Ideas include: 
> - Classic Hunq green 
> - Vaughn's custom green (bit more of a sage quality) 
> - Bomba / Hunq dark grey, but without the red paneling - maybe the cream 
> white??
> - I don't know this is hard! 
>
> Leah made me aware that Taiwan does not use consistent paint coding as 
> North America, so while I love the idea of the new Platypus blue-silver 
> (actually green-blue), it's probably not possible.  
>
> My knowledge of what colors the Bombadil came in is limited by what google 
> tells me because I did not know of this bike when it was new. There are 
> surely period-correct Rivendell colors I haven't considered, but many of 
> you were there and lived through it - and I'd love your ideas!  
>
> [image: Bomby.JPG]
>
> Many thanks, 
> Jason in Vancouver BC 
>   
>

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[RBW] Re: What's your favorite painting of a Bombadil?

[Jim M.]

Most of the prototypes that I saw were clearcoat, but Grant's proto was 
blue. You can see it on Cyclofiend's Bombadil 
page: http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/bombadil/index.html

My proto was clearcoat but metal will corrode under clearcoat, and so I 
eventually got it repainted as posted above.

There is also a Flickr Bombadil group which offers a rainbow of possible 
colors: https://www.flickr.com/groups/bombadil/

The bike was introduced in Riv Reader 41, but I don't have a copy of that. 
The prototype was shown in RR39. I don't remember the color of the first 
production Bombadils, but at some point they were offered with the buyer's 
choice of powdercoat color, or wet paint for a $200 upcharge (circa 2010).

jim m
walnut creek, ca

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:57:32 PM UTC-7 Jim M. wrote:

> I'm kinda partial to mine, painted by Rick at D&D. I just need some blue 
> suede cycling sneakers.
> jim m
> walnut creek, ca
> [image: blue bomba.jpg]
>
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:05:33 PM UTC-7 WilletM wrote:
>
>>
>> Good luck making a tough decision on covering up that eye-catching raw 
>> finish.  I struggled with a similar decision in the opposite direction with 
>> my Proto-Bombadil.  It was (and still is) creamsicle orange, though it was 
>> reportedly raw when new.  It came to me with a well-worn and nicked up but 
>> still very professionally done orange/cream paint job.  As I have a strong 
>> bias towards leaving frames looking "vintage" when the paint still 
>> adequately protects the metal, I decided to stay with the orange cream and 
>> just touch it up extensively with a fairly close Tangerine Orange Pearl 
>> color from Subaru that I probably read about here somewhere.  But I did get 
>> a replacement decal set from Riv just in case plans change and I decide to 
>> take it back to raw.
>>
>> [image: Protovelo1.jpg]
>>
>> On a different frame, a "real" Bombadil that I got here from Jamison B 
>> last year, it has the original orange/cream paint job, but the orange is 
>> not of the creamsicle variety.  Instead, it is (according to Jamison, who 
>> was the original owner) an Imron color called persimmon.  I'm currently 
>> building that frame up and will be touching up the nicks eventually, though 
>> with a slightly different shade of orange than the other one.  I was able 
>> to order replacement top-mount decals for the Bombadil last October from 
>> Spencer at Rivendell.
>>
>> I will look forward to seeing "action" pics of your (eventual) new paint 
>> job, which I suspect will involve streams, bridges, and trees dripping with 
>> moss if your previous postings are any guide.  
>>
>> [image: mail.jpg]
>>
>>
>> Willet M.
>> Carbondale, CO
>>
>> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:27:47 PM UTC-6 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
>>> So, many of you are probably aware of the Bombadil that lives within my 
>>> realm of belongings thanks to Joe having taken it in and then releasing it 
>>> back into the wild. I, as many of you, love the clearcoat-over-raw finish 
>>> that it has.  I'm 50% sure I want to keep it this way, even though it 
>>> provides sub-optimal corrosion protection, and just touch up problem areas 
>>> as they arise. 
>>>
>>> But I'm also 50% sure I want to strip it back down to a frame, have it 
>>> restored and frame-saver'd, and professionally painted. Timeline on this 
>>> wouldn't be immediate - probably next year, or the year after that, but I 
>>> like to plan ahead. To my chagrin in this group I would not be sending it 
>>> to Joe Bell because I'm in Canada and it would be like $400 in shipping 
>>> alone, plus I'm local to Chris Dekerf who has a very capable paint studio 
>>> that does lots of impressive custom work (all of Chromag's locally made 
>>> frames, for instance).  
>>>
>>> I absolutely would be doing a proper two-color paintjob with all the lug 
>>> detailing that a MUSA Rivendell has, and I want the color selection to look 
>>> like a natural choice for the Bombadil - it doesn't have to be a Rivendell 
>>> colour, but I want it to look like it could easily have been in 2009.  I 
>>> also wouldn't do this unless I can get the proper decals to apply after, 
>>> though Riv never responds to my emails so I'll probably need to give them a 
>>> call on this. 
>>>
>>> I am gravitating towards greens and greys at the moment.  Ideas include: 
>>> - Classic Hunq green 
>>> - Vaughn's custom green (bit more of a sage quality) 
>>> - Bomba / Hunq dark grey, but without the red paneling - maybe the cream 
>>> white??
>>> - I don't know this is hard! 
>>>
>>> Leah made me aware that Taiwan does not use consistent paint coding as 
>>> North America, so while I love the idea of the new Platypus blue-silver 
>>> (actually green-blue), it's probably not possible.  
>>>
>>> My knowledge of what colors the Bombadil came in is limited by what 
>>> google tells me because I did not know of this bike when it was new. There 
>>> are surely period-correct Rivendell colors I haven't considered, but