[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-06 Thread Rene Valbuena
- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William F. House Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:21 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint Rene, I mean well when I say this too: there's NO WAY I will sell

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-06 Thread Bruce
in. From: William F. House williamfho...@gmail.com To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 10:22:28 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint Okay, I was going to wait until the weekend to post pics

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/5/09 9:49 AM, reynoldslugs at be...@perrylaw.net wrote: This discussion about paint and ad copy is interesting. I am in the process of sending a couple frames (including a new Roadeo) to Rivendell's painter, Rick. I seem to remember that the Reader carried an article about Rick,

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread james black
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 16:46, John Stoesser jstoes...@comcast.net wrote: This paint issue you speak of makes me lean to Waterford. It seems rash to jump to the conclusion that Rivendell's custom paint job is no match for the one that Waterford would give you, based on hearsay from one guy. I

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread Esteban
FWIW regarding Riv paint - This looks rather nice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3590669671/sizes/l/ On Nov 5, 7:40 pm, james black chocot...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 16:46, John Stoesser jstoes...@comcast.net wrote: This paint issue you speak of makes me lean to

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread cyclotourist
issue you speak of makes me lean to Waterford. -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William F. House Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:17 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread cyclotourist
If I just had an extra $3,726 lying around... On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Esteban proto...@gmail.com wrote: FWIW regarding Riv paint - This looks rather nice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3590669671/sizes/l/ On Nov 5, 7:40 pm, james black chocot...@gmail.com wrote: On

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread William F. House
Okay, I was going to wait until the weekend to post pics, but I've snapped a few tonight with the bike under the lights in our kitchen. These would be much better outside in the sunlight, but I believe they give an idea of what I'm talking about. I've crudely circled the flaws or sloppiness in

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread rob markwardt
You have a beautiful bike but it just shows we've all got different standards. I honestly don't think I've ever even looked at my bikes paint that closely...with my rapidly advancing far-sightedness I don't know if I could even see it! However, even I can spot the shoddy lug painting my 72

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread cyclotourist
I wouldn't be happy with that paint detailing. The paint was better on my $650 Bleriot (best detail pic I have)http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/335429650/sizes/o/. This is a $2000 frame with a $300 up-charge for custom color. DE On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:28 PM, rob markwardt

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread William F. House
Thank you. Now I feel a little more sane. I don't think I was expecting the bike to be utterly flawless, but for nearly $4000 there sure are a lot of little flaws. Rides like a dream though. And it's very hard to spot those little flaws while I'm riding. So, there's that. ;-) On Nov 5, 10:40 

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread james black
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 20:22, William F. House williamfho...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I was going to wait until the weekend to post pics, but I've snapped a few tonight with the bike under the lights in our kitchen. Thanks for the pics. My reaction is that I probably would not have thought to

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread rcnute
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William F. House Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:46 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint Thank you. Now I feel a little more sane. I don't think I was expecting the bike to be utterly flawless, but for nearly $4000 there sure are a lot

[RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint

2009-11-05 Thread William F. House
] On Behalf Of William F. House Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:46 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell, Ad Copy, and Paint Thank you. Now I feel a little more sane. I don't think I was expecting the bike to be utterly flawless, but for nearly $4000 there sure are a lot