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 the green looks gray to you. In reality it's a very dark rich forest green. I'd say the link I supplied is accurate, at least on my monitor. And again, all that said, I'm very happy with the bike. I've never owned a bike this nice. - Will On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Paul D <mushm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 would be whether you prefer a flawless OEM blue > or the flawed green? > > I will be very curious to see your green colors on Flickr on the bike. > To me on this computer screen, it almost looks gray. > > Paul D. > Austin, TX > > On Oct 13, 11:33 am, "William F. House" <williamfho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > 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 sample card and simply mailed it to Keven who was helping > > me with the AHH. I just took delivery a few days ago. Amazing bike. > > > One thing to note in your decision. I have pretty high standards I > > guess and upon close inspection of the bike I found NUMEROUS flaws in > > the custom paint job - including a hairline of the green on the cream > > color headtube and imprecise highlights of the cream on the green > > (like the little circles aren't all perfect). There are quite few > > spots that really could've been much better, but you have to look to > > find them. Is it a big deal to me. Not really. Do I think it should've > > been better for shelling out an extra $200 for a nearly $4000 bike? > > Absolutely. Rivendell's response has been "we'll check bikes more > > closely." I've had other custom paint projects that were done by hand > > (high-end guitars, furniture, artwork, etc.) and had come to expect a > > very high degree of precision and flawless work. Overall I'm happy > > with the bike, but in retrospect I'm not sure I'd have shelled out > > that much money for the value of work I got. Your mileage may vary. I > > LOVE the dark green though. Will be posting pics on my Flickr site > > soon. > > > On Oct 13, 10:13 am, mushmash <mushm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > Compliments to all who post in this forum. I have taken part in > > > several enthusiast forums in the past and hope to enjoy getting hooked > > > up with other riders. > > > > My reason for posting: I really would like some direction on how one > > > selects and communicates a custom bike color! > > > > I have placed my money on a new AHH, but have not told RBW whether I > > > want the standard blue color(s) or custom. Now, I have ridden the same > > > bike (1974 Fuji Finest) since high school. This is the first real new > > > bike I will have had in all these years, so it is something that I > > > have to do right for myself. > > > > Blue is good, but a rich earthy green is what really appeals to me. > > > Like this bike identified as Blue Lemon Photos > > > (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldukedegreaser/3516760819/in/pool-12565... > > > ). > > > > How and where does a guy go to look at colors? I look around me every > > > day, but how do you "identify" and communicate a color to the RBW > > > folks? > > > > Thanks for any help on this project. It is a big commitment for me and > > > I don't want buyer's remorse just because the color isn't just so! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
