I will have to see about the colors. My Soma is the "Rivendell Blue" color. From the pictures, the blilver looks closer to teal so that might work. But I want a different color than the bikes I already have so if it's too close to my Soma, I will opt for something else. I am not crazy about the limolive but will wait for further pictures. I am also exploring a custom paint job. But I do ride my bikes hard and all the time and given the beausade I put on them, it might be best to go with a production color. If I recall correctly, you are in Las Vegas and don't have to deal with the same weather conditions so aluminum fenders may work out for you and would look beautiful with your raspberry and cream color scheme. The metal was thin enough on my honjo's that the bolt rotted through and I had to rig it out with zip tie until I got it replaced. The Woody's are very light, stunningly beautiful, and incredibly sturdy. I am playing with different ideas for my build but I do know I want a single ring crank with a 10 or 11 cassette and a sunracer bar end shifter (and the aforementioned cork grips).
On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 5:20:21 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Ann, > > Thanks for the recommendation - I’ll check the Woody fenders out! > > Tell us about your build! What are you thinking? I’m sorry your bike isn’t > raspberry - I would have loved for the production run to come in that > color. But the blue and green offered are really lovely - which one are > you planning to purchase? > > Oh, wow, just checked out the fenders and am surprised that the wooden > fenders hold up so well in rain. Very cool! > Leah > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 4, 2020, at 2:53 PM, 'Ann L' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I definitely see a Platypus in my future but have my own ideas for a set > up. I can be a fraternal twin with you and Roberta, but not an identical. > I think the grips would complete the bike's color scheme (and I am soooo > jealous of that beautiful pomegranite color). I intend to go with cork > grips and they feel nice and weather even nicer. I had Honjo fluted > fenders on my Soma. They were beautiful and I loved them but after two > years the back bolt wore through the metal. But I ride my bikes hard in > all weather conditions. I have gone with Woody fenders ever since and > although they are pricey, I have found them well worth it. I am about to > move back to the Pacific Northwest and will need a bike that can take the > rain. I look forward to seeing your finished bike. Please post lots of > pictures. > > > > On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 4:17:41 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> I don’t have the bike or its parts yet..but I do have this one thing >> waiting for it: these Ergon grips in a crisp white color, that I didn’t >> think the company still made. I love Ergon grips, but they are only ever >> available in black or cork, and both always clash with my bikes. I buy them >> anyway (because they’re so lovely to use) but will you look at these? >> Aren’t they so much better for a raspberry and cream bike? I think Roberta >> is gonna twin with me on her Platypus. Any other #RivSisters want to join >> us? >> >> I’m off to hunt down some metal fenders now. I didn’t realize that >> finding fenders for 700c wheels would be difficult - it seems most (of the >> ones I like) are made for the smaller width tires. I was hoping to put my >> favorite waterfall fenders (“wavy” by Velo Orange) on the Platypus, but >> alas, 650b only. And I don’t like the snakeskin look, so I limit myself >> further yet. >> >> I’m finalizing the parts order with Will first thing tomorrow, and then >> hopefully I’ll have the bike soon! It will be sitting for a while because >> there will be no wheels for a good 5 weeks, but at least I can pull it into >> bed with me at night and and tell it how much I love it. >> Leah >> >> >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/BDfU9dSagwE/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59f1d949-1bc8-43bf-a71c-5770fd4cc588n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59f1d949-1bc8-43bf-a71c-5770fd4cc588n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c6a6bc4-ca66-4a89-bd9f-e37248caac59n%40googlegroups.com.
