Re: [RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-23 Thread Roberta
That looks closer to the other pics you posted. It is a bright orange but I like the happiness factor. All my bike bags used to be black— very classic looking. I liked it. Now though, my bags are blue or yellow or another “ happy” color ( I don’t use bar tape anymore). Ride and smile! --

[RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-23 Thread Nick Payne
When I put together my Bleriot about a dozen years ago, I used black/yellow Cinelli cork bar tape. Some people hate it, others like it. It's certainly lasted pretty well - the yellow has faded somewhat, but otherwise the tape is still in good condition:

Re: [RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-23 Thread Patrick Moore
Yeah, it's very definitely a neon orange, not a tasteful muted orange, but I do like it. *However,* the contrast in person is not *quite* as emphatic as in even the best-lighted of all the poor photos I've taken. Perhaps a little palm dirt will give it that muted hue so highly thought of among the

Re: [RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-23 Thread 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch
Still a glow in the dark color, even the postage stamp sized pic has the tape jump out at you. I think it looks great, just a glow in the dark. Don't get the tape dirty. John Hawrylak Woodstown NJ On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 3:11:39 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > That was the

[RBW] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-22 Thread 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch
Looks very good, a real glow in the dark color John Hawrylak Woodstown NJ > > > -- 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] Re: Orange bar tape on British Racing Green Matthews RBFD

2020-09-22 Thread Roberta
Looks nice. The pic is off in that the tape is very bight and your Matthew’s looks almost black and I know it’s green . I do understand that you see it differently. Or It might be my monitor. I like the additional Pop of color in the water bottles. I Had bright pink tape on my Joe Appaloosa