Thanks for the color reference! Very helpful. I understand what you're saying about keeping the original orange. The frame paint is not 100% original, though. The original owner had a small dent repaired in the top tube, and the color match is slightly off. It takes the right light to see it, but then it cannot be unseen.
Well, it's more obvious when looking at the bike from the side. Standing over the bike and looking down, the color is indistinguishable from the fork crown. Funny you mention that about the brake bridge. The seller pointed it out to me, and had a specially-filed washer to fix the angle. Thanks again, Mark > On Dec 29, 2014, at 15:08, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Wow! An original orange! Nice find! > > As we've posted in the past, that paint job was complex, and uses some less > common colors and paints. > > The only other thing to be aware of was that some 1st Gen Rams had a rear > brake bridge placement which was off, so you might need to be mindful of > clearance and pad placement. > > Color info here: > > http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/color.html > > More Ram info here: > > http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html > > I'd always rather have braze-ons than use p-clamps, mostly for aesthetics. > But, unless the original paint was truly toast, I'd be tempted to leave it > intact unless you find a color option which you truly like better. And the > talented folks at Bilenky are well equipped to create that. > > Best of luck! > > - Jim / cyclofiend.com > >> On Sunday, December 28, 2014 8:11:04 PM UTC-8, Mark Wilkins wrote: >> Well, it's been three weeks since my blue 58cm Rambouillet was stolen. >> I had a couple leads, but nothing ever panned out. >> >> I'd been spending a lot of time on CL/ebay, and found a 58cm (in >> orange) that needed a new home. I happened to be visiting family in >> Ohio this weekend, and was able to pick up the bike locally. >> >> The bike has a few scratches/blemishes. While I don't mind >> "beausage", I'd kinda like it to be my own. To that end, I've thought >> about having the bike repainted. But before I do that, there's >> something I thought about changing on this new Ram. >> >> The one thing I didn't like about my original Rambouillet was having >> to use p-clamps for the front rack. Has anyone ever added mid-fork >> braze-ons to a Rambouillet fork? If so, who did the work, and how did >> it turn out? >> >> Also, anyone with experience with any frame builders or painters in >> the Central PA region? I'm not opposed to sending the frame/fork off >> to having the work done, just thinking about local options first. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark > > -- > 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
