The ability to pick a color for a small upcharge is REALLY a nice option. As far as paint quality is concerned... I believe that the production frames are coming in to Rivendell painted already. The "extra" $200 to choose a custom color is amazingly inexpensive. I suspect that Rivendell doesn't make ANY money on that, considering the cost to have the bicycle stripped and re-painted. I suspect the quality is "good enough" for a rider.... Probably as good of a paint job as one would get as a "factory paint." Custom paint it is not.
I'm extremely picky when it comes to paint quality too, but I also understand how difficult a good paint job is to do well. Having worked in a shop for about 15 years, I've seen LOTS of bicycles. Almost all of them have flaws somewhere in the paint. Obviously the bicycle is made up of many small tubes with lots of inside/outside surfaces and ample opportunity for over/under-spray. If you want show-quality paint, save up for the Joe Bell, or skip the $200 extra and have the frame sent directly to Joe Bell. I suspect you'll wait another 6 months or so and probably expect to pay close to an additional $500 for paint work. For a more durable option, you could go with custom powdercoat through Spectrum, but I believe a one- color job will run you $400 or so. Find a color you like somewhere as a color chip, paint book, color of car. Make note of year, make, model and the paint code can be looked up. Give your painter some liberty because not every color can be matched 100%. It's a bike after all, yer' spose to ride 'em, when you do, they get scratched and dirty anyhow. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
