[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-03-03 Thread Ryan Fleming
Tim...the anticipation and picking the parts is the totally fun part, I agree...it's like Christmas. That black currant pearl is really nice, too...probably gorgeous in the flesh. Very nice bike; there sure are a whack of very fine framebuilders On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 4:41:05 PM UTC-6,

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-03-02 Thread 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch
Pictures of the color from Mitch's Flickr page below. I love it. I think it's called Black Currant Pearl. I'll put a link for the PPG paint tool also. It's really neat. It's based on auto colors, so if you knew the make and year of a car color you like you can pull it right out.

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-03-02 Thread Ryan Fleming
Tim...I'd love to see the colour you are talking about , if you have a photo; that sounds really close to what I want. Anyhow, the Riv site directed me to the Joe Bell Imron PDF...but from what you're saying , that exact colour might not be available...but I expect JB will come up with a

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-03-01 Thread 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch
Maybe someone can enlighten me? When I floated an Imron color (from Eric's campy only site) to Mitch Pryor for my new rando bike, he told me it was no longer available due to the toxicity of the paint. He uses PPG paint, and I chose my color from their online tool. I was looking for a deep,

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-02-29 Thread Ryan Fleming
Well...my knees are not the greatest, I'm afraid to sayand since they are not I'm more of a spinner. On Friday, February 26, 2016 at 5:25:50 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > On your crankset are you really asking for your two chianrings to be 36T > and 40T? That's like a half step

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-02-26 Thread Bill Lindsay
On your crankset are you really asking for your two chianrings to be 36T and 40T? That's like a half step without granny in the subcompact size range. That's cool if that's what you want and/or need. A lot of people will tell you that you need a higher gear than 40 x 12, or will at least

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-02-26 Thread Ryan Fleming
Oh...Garth, that's good to know. Thanks To my eye the darker shades look the best with the cream accents, head tube, etc. . I feel the contrast is more striking. Also, believe it or not , autumn is pretty much my favourite season, and one reason is that I love the fall palette of

[RBW] Re: New Riv custom mixte - what I'm thinking for colour and build

2016-02-26 Thread Garth
You'll be alright with your choice Ryan . I chose my Imron paint from that very chart and in "real life" it was what I anticipated . Imron metallics always shift their appearance quite brilliantly from changes in light so even the swatches themselves are only accurate in the light of the