Wow! I dig the idea of Purple; while on the SoCal VS. NorCal Rumble we
talked about paint colors and Evan and I agreed purple is a great color or
a deep cherry that looks almost black but when the sun hits it you see the
color.
Here are my black submissions:
This one is the bomb!
That's one bitching looking Trucker.
~Hugh
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this
He sent my samples back unharmed, so yeah I think your shirt will be fine!
Just send him an envelope with your return address on it. Also,
you'll probably talk to him on the phone in the meantime, so just let him
know your shirt is important to you.
Matt
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Just wanted to add that another option is to use a Pantone color, Joe Bell
will let you do that too.So if you can find one that matches your shirt
could go that route.
Matt
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 6:09:01 PM UTC-4, Liesl wrote:
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:52:27 PM UTC-5, Matt
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:00:42 PM UTC-5, EricP wrote:
Plus, it will be an asset if you decide to stealth camp around town.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
Oh dear! I'll need stealth green for camping near the river... but if I
get black, I can camp right in the middle of a black-top street! ;)
*Nitto M-12, mounted on the brake studs. Works great.*
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:21:29 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Clayton, how are the bottom stays of your front rack mounted?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:11:54 PM UTC-6, clayton wrote:
Army Green. I too,
I made it out of an army rucksack. I used an aluminum tube stiffener in a
sleeve along the top of the bag to avoid a zillion top tube straps. It
works great. A little ratty, but it's getting old. I think it will last as
long as I do.beausage...good in bags, maybe not so much in people...
I have a shiny black Yves, with cream accents (not the head tube though),
and honey brooks (darkening) and metal fenders which is quite attractive,
and easy to touch up. The bike obviously doesn't look like the kind of
bike most people ride, but I think the black helps it blend in better.
My Green SimpleOne is being outfitted in a bunch of new black components.
There's a possible solution for you:
Flat Green frame
Cream head tube
Black calipers (Paul or Tektro)
Black Crank (Sugino, Paul or White Ind.)
Black brake levers (Paul)
Black seatpost (Paul or Thomson or Soma)
Black Stem
a very good friend and sailing buddy had a Triumph Tiger painted army green
with black stripes - it was sharp. (it lived in the kitchen)
On Monday, July 29, 2013 4:03:00 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
I'm a theologian, so my automatic response is both/and! Khaki green with
black stipe
I knew I wouldn't be disappointed by a lack of opinions! A few quick
comments:
1) Grants says any color headtube as long as it's cream (or the same
color as the rest of the bike)
2) the diminutive frame size, the diagatube and tentacular stays, and my
request for a fork that'll take 55mm
Mi dos centavos...
If black, go glossy, perhaps pearly. Matte black, it might have its
place, but for a Riv, if black, I think glossy would be better.
Olive drab, I can understand it being flat. But, it's possible to have a
pearl/eggshell that I think would be better than a pure flat.
An
I call those secret black bikes. From 20 feet away it looks black, but
when you are up close or riding it there's a secret. Pearl or metallic or
something or some way it reacts to the sun. A well-done secret black bike
could be fun.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:28:51 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote:
As folks who went on the RCWS24o will attest, I have a great fondness for
vintage BSA uniforms, equipment, etc, especially from the 1930's and '40's
(long OT story that I'll spare you). For the camping trip, I had a quite
dapper 1940's era wool BSA shirt--metal buttons and everything. They
Could you get a swatch of that material to Joe Bell? Maybe he could come up
with an color-matched swatch that has the special glitter or pearl or fairy
dust to replicate the richness? (if that's what you're after)
Don't forget the color of your components, tires (brown bens?), and
anodized
I got ya!
Yeah
There's pure khaki, that uniform sand/tan of the current BSA shirts and
USMC Alphas; then there's pure olive-drab, which would be the rest of
the colors of BSA pants and USMC pants and coats; but then there's that
shade that's a darker khaki and/or a pale olive-drab,
The Jag looks great in any colour, even white (my Dad had one). So does
the Ciroen DS. This one is an unusual colour
http://car-pictures.feedio.net/buick-century-hd-car-wallpapers/kbluxurycars.com*pictures*Citroen-DS-Familiale-1967-2.jpg/
I would agree with another poster that the designer
Army Green. I too, was wavering between the two colors, black and green. I
picked army green and am very glad. I appreciate the color more and more as
time goes on. One thing I like the best about it is when it gets dusty and
dirty. It looks better dirty than clean...lol. Black, no. My
Clayton, how are the bottom stays of your front rack mounted?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:11:54 PM UTC-6, clayton wrote:
Army Green. I too, was wavering between the two colors, black and green. I
picked army green and am very glad. I appreciate the color more and more
Hi Patrick,
It's mounted to the canti studs (on which V-brakes are mounted). I'm
guessing it's the Nitto M-12 front rack.
shoji
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:21:29 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Clayton, how are the bottom stays of your front rack mounted?
With abandon,
Patrick
On
Clayton, you and I have a similar aesthetic! Who made your frame bag?
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to
Thanks, Shoji!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:30:02 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
Hi Patrick,
It's mounted to the canti studs (on which V-brakes are mounted). I'm
guessing it's the Nitto M-12 front rack.
shoji
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:21:29 PM UTC-4, Deacon
Joe Bell can definitely match a color if you send him a sample. I did
this when my custom frame was ready to be painted. He told me he'd do his
best to match the color, but then asked me to be rigidly flexible in my
expectations, then proceeded to do an unbelievably awesome job.The
On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:52:27 PM UTC-5, Matt Beebe wrote:
Joe Bell can definitely match a color if you send him a sample. I did
this when my custom frame was ready to be painted. He told me he'd do his
best to match the color, but then asked me to be rigidly flexible in my
Another vote for army green. There are a lot of black bikes in the Twin
Cities. (Especially Surly). Even I have one. Green stands out more from
the everyday bike.
Plus, it will be an asset if you decide to stealth camp around town.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:09 PM,
Army green - and given your fondness for early BSA green, take a look at a
new-old variant now called alpha green
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Eric Platt epericmpl...@gmail.com wrote:
Another vote for army green. There are a lot of black bikes in the Twin
Cities. (Especially Surly).
I'm a theologian, so my automatic response is both/and! Khaki green with
black stipe accents, or reversed, with cream headtube.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, July 29, 2013 2:54:55 PM UTC-6, Liesl wrote:
Hi Friends,
I anticipate getting closer to the delivery of Appaloosa custom and was
Every black Rivendell I have seen looks fantastic. Black and cream with
leather accouterment is one of the classiest combos. I was seriously
considering black for the AR, but already had one black bike in the stable.
Pretty rare to see them in black too...might be fitting for an equally rare
I don't know. I do some bike painting on the side and black always reminds
me of a job I could do myself. When I pay for a paintjob (or was given one)
I would go for something I couldn't readily do myself or find locally. It
would be amazing to see a flat army green paint job. I don't know if I
My Bombadil I bought from someone was originally flat black, I hated it
beyond measure . Nothing special about it at all, like flat black from a
spray can !!
Go for some Color ! Khaki Green would be cool, and at least a semi gloss,
flat just looks cheap.
--
You received this message
Hey my bombadil is orange pearl but if I had to pick between black and
green I would take green. I am doing a bike in XO1 purple soon, sweet 80s
color.
On Jul 29, 2013 6:03 PM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
My Bombadil I bought from someone was originally flat black, I hated it
beyond measure
http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images09/cc626-2Bombadil%209.jpg
http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images09/cc626-1Bombadil%200.jpg
FWIW .. ;)
Flat Black
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch group.
To unsubscribe from this
I'm not a theologian, and my response was also both!
I love army green. I love love love black Rivendells. What about black with
3/4 green forks and stays? Double cream piping around where the colors
meet. Think of the green as chrome. Shiny paint.
Just an idea, if you do it and hate it, you
Neither Black nor Army green are in my short list of wants. If you already
told Grant way back when Army green and Grant already predicted that you
would have second-thoughts, then there is always the option of complete
surrender and let Grant choose. His choices seem to have that strange
No matter what color you pick, Joe Bell is painting it, so it is going to
look friggin awesome.That being said, if I were going to pick black,
maybe I'd ask if he could give it a bit of a pearl/fine-metallic
finish. Either way, I can't wait to see it.
Matt
On Monday, July 29, 2013
Whatever you get, get it in some kind of metallic (tiny sparkles in the
paint). Makes the paint look less matte and flat if you like metallic paint.
Will give it some bling and dimension.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW
Owners Bunch
Of the two, fwiw, I would vote black. Here is my black Rivified Surly LHT:
On Monday, July 29, 2013 1:54:55 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
Hi Friends,
I anticipate getting closer to the delivery of Appaloosa custom and was
all set on a good WWII type Khaki green, and THEN just as Grant predicted
I think a glossy black frame with a cream headtube, honey Brooks, and
shellacked cork grips would look fantastic. Then again, I just put the
finishing touches on a green Hunqapillar over the weekend, and that looks
great too. I don't think you can go wrong either way, but there is an
Black and cream is on my list of must haves. Here is a very pretty
example, a nice black and cream Mercian:
http://www.mercianblog.com/2010/01/franks-bike.html
I agree that Khaki green could be made to look very nice, unique. But take
a look at that Mercian...
good luck, no matter what
my vote:
army green
black headtube / black lug filler
On Monday, July 29, 2013 1:54:55 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
Hi Friends,
I anticipate getting closer to the delivery of Appaloosa custom and was
all set on a good WWII type Khaki green, and THEN just as Grant predicted
I've been
I've got a Surly Ogre in Shrek (i.e. Army) Green and a Long Haul Trucker
in black. Both colors are great. I like the green of the Ogre better, for
what it's worth. But that's not to say you would.
Shaun Meehan
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Evan Spacht evan.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
my vote:
Another vote for the green! Will your li'l appaloosa have the diatube and
tentacular stays?
On Monday, July 29, 2013 9:26:32 PM UTC-4, meehan...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got a Surly Ogre in Shrek (i.e. Army) Green and a Long Haul Trucker
in black. Both colors are great. I like the green of the
What Evan said (green + black). Of the two, the green sounds better,
although I love black w/ cream. Black w/ just a touch of metallic is
my absolute favorite. But yeah, I think green is better.
On 7/29/13, Shoji Takahashi shoji.takaha...@gmail.com wrote:
Another vote for the green! Will your
43 matches
Mail list logo
