Not implying it was fine or anything but just out of curiosity, what about that JB paint job was disappointing? It looks pretty dialed in the photos. Almost like it was a computer generated image or something. But then again the photos don't show everything of course.
A friend of mine showed me his JP Wiegle frame and I have to say it looked amazing. On Mar 25, 11:08 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > I was disappointed with the JB paint on my first custom: > > http://oswaldcycleworks.com/gallery.php > > to the point I wound up getting rid of it (well, the paint and > frustration with Rohloff maintenance). > > I've come to the opinion Peter Wiegle is a better painter than Joe > Bell. Or probably more accurate, whoever is actually painting in JB's > shop now. > > On Mar 25, 9:44 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Mar 25, 1:07 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Any chance you could be swayed by one lone voice: no lug lining, > > > > please! Subtle is better than garish. Even two dark colors > > > > highlight the lug lines enough. > > > > Not sure anyone could say these lined lugs are garish. Indeed, I would > > > describe this bike as very subtle and understated (along with lovely): > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/4461108956/sizes/l/ > > > I would agree. But I would also point out that the lugs are not lined > > on that bike: only a couple of the windows are lined. On that bike, I > > think the subtle accents of the lined windows look fine. Now, if that > > bike had all its lugs lined, it would look garish to me. Try to > > imagine the aqua paint tracing every lug line on the head tube and on > > the fork crown in that picture. I think you would see an explosion of > > aqua paint, which to my eye would be quite jarring. > > > Also, in my opinion, for lug lines to look good, they have to be > > painted with the utmost precision--like Joe Bell does them. Lug lines > > draw your attention to them, and sloppy lug lines are very noticeable. -- 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-bu...@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.
