Not so much the color, although the white was a lot whiter - I had asked for something more cream - than the quality of the application.
The paint on the frame is baked on to a high standard to allow for an almost glass like finish. Too glass like as it turned out. Minor ding caused cracking along the top tube. On the fork, the paint started flaking off. Apparetly JB would have repainted, but that would have required boxing and shipping to San Diego. Someone at my LBS wanted the bike, so I sold it (at a heavily discounted price). Wiegle does not go for the gloss. To my eye, at least, his paint jobs more durable. Of course, I have only looked at his bikes, not owned one for any length of time. Back to the topic, Riv in the past has used a Norther Cali painter with more than a little skill. The paint on my Hilsen was incredible. From Grant's post anyway, it reads as though the Hunqs are being painted here, not in Taiwan. If that is accurate, I expect the paint and lug shadowing will turn out very well, if not to the standard Mr. Weigle puts in his bikes that can cost up to 10 times more and have multi-year waits. On Mar 25, 10:35 pm, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.- > > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
