I'll try to get some macros posted this weekend.
On Nov 5, 11:07 am, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
on 11/5/09 8:30 AM, William F. House at williamfho...@gmail.com wrote:
I understand all that fully.now. Again, I've tried to make this
clear in previous posts. My beef isn't
Doug -
Your Bianchi is da bomb, as they say in the vernacular. I would love
to use this color for the Roadeo I have on order, but can't find Imron
03 in the book. Is it still available?
R.Lugs the 531st
On Oct 14, 5:42 am, J. Douglas Way d...@mines.edu wrote:
Chris-
I used Imron
I am pleased to have a Roadeo on order and need to let the Rivendell
folks know the Imron color. I am in the San Diego area. Can anyone
suggest somewhere I can walk into to see an Imron color book or chart?
The color I want is a very old school celeste, like Bianchis were 50
years ago, sort of a
On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 19:42 -0700, cyclotourist wrote:
I think all the Salukis were painted here in the States? That's why
they were offered with three colors
Initially, two colors: silver and what's-inside-the-baby's-diaper olive.
Neither appealed to me.
I'm not sure if some arrived painted
It was really easy. I knew I wanted a dark green. I went to our local
hardware store and found it. It's called Scholar Green and is part of
the Ralph Lauren line of interior paints. You can see it on this page:
http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/rlhome/products/paint/items.asp?haid=48
I grabbed a
William,
Thanks for the feedback. I do struggle with the potential for the
custom paint job to come back with mistakes. And maybe not as good as
the basic blue paint color. I would be really crestfallen to have a
shlocky job done after planning so long for a new bike.
Maybe a good question
Paul,
You raise a good point - I'm definitely more satisfied with the
flawed green than I would be with a flawless OEM blue. I know that
no one will ever look at the bike and say, Oh man, that's a terrible
paint job. It's just on close inspection where things are
noticeable.
Interesting that
You might try calling Rivendell to ask which of their painters will be
painting your bike. Most bike painters are happy to help you out, and
might also send you their color charts to look at.
Good luck.
On Oct 13, 11:13 am, mushmash mushm...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
Compliments to all
The ability to pick a color for a small upcharge is REALLY a nice
option.
As far as paint quality is concerned... I believe that the production
frames are coming in to Rivendell painted already. The extra $200
to choose a custom color is amazingly inexpensive. I suspect that
Rivendell doesn't
This is what Rivendell should say. As a novice, I paid $200 expecting
it to be flawless. I would've appreciated a little more transparency.
(If they actually state this on their website and I simply missed it
then it's my fault.)
On Oct 13, 1:37 pm, Ken Yokanovich reflector.collec...@gmail.com
On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 12:37 -0700, Ken Yokanovich wrote:
The ability to pick a color for a small upcharge is REALLY a nice
option.
As far as paint quality is concerned... I believe that the production
frames are coming in to Rivendell painted already. The extra $200
to choose a custom
On Oct 13, 2:44 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
Dirt washes off. Pretty paint gives you incentive to keep the bike
clean. But don't go getting all morose if a perfect paint job gets
marred: it will happen. It can't not happen.
Something to keep in mind, for sure. Ever have
On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 13:38 -0700, Paul D wrote:
On Oct 13, 2:44 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
Dirt washes off. Pretty paint gives you incentive to keep the bike
clean. But don't go getting all morose if a perfect paint job gets
marred: it will happen. It can't not
I had a custom hardtail painted by Joe Bell years ago and the builder
handed me a paint sample book from the company that Joe buys his
paints from. Find out from Rivendell what line of paint Joe is using
and a local body shop or body shop supply house should have a sample
book for you to page
Your choice of blue appears to be a great complement to the Sam
Hillborne graphics.
It would be interesting to see a picture of your SH, next to a
standard blue AHH, in unbiased lighting.
The August write-up detailing your 3 month experience and observations
on the Hillborne is very insightful-
An alternative approach (relinquish control):
When I ordered a custom Curt Goodrich, I told Curt: You pick the
color; I trust your taste and judgment, just don't paint it white or
gray.
I don't think he quite knew how to take that, because he kept asking
if I'd be ok with some shade of blue, or
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