Tom, I think the black looks great with the frame color. Have you considered adding a splash of color with colored chainring bolts and/or colored crank bolt cap? Doug
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:05:40 AM UTC-5 Tom Palmer wrote: > Hi all, > Swapped the seatpost, brake levers, and stem adapter for more black. > Ordered some Grey Newbaums and will wrap when it comes in and decide on > shellach then. > here is a picture of almost latest build, I took the front basket off and > have a repurposed military surplus bag on the handlebars. Rode this morning > with the front bag and handled a little better than with basket, I will be > keeping it for now at least. > Thanks again for the ideas, > Tom > > On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 6:42:14 PM UTC-5 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I just noticed on the Campandgoslow website that both tapes are >> restocked. .. >> >> Kim Hetzel >> Yelm, WA. >> >> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 3:38:59 PM UTC-8 Kim Hetzel wrote: >> >>> Hi Tom, >>> >>> May I suggest this bar tape: >>> https://www.campandgoslow.com/product/eastern-rattler-bar-tape >>> If you are unable to find it, PM me and I will tell you where. >>> >>> >>> I have the Western Rattler bar tape on my Clem Smith Jr. "L" bike. It >>> looks really cool. Today, I wrapped the handlebars of the same tape. >>> >>> Kim Hetzel >>> Yelm, WA. >>> >>> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:57:20 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> Tom, >>>> >>>> I'm with Leah on this, but I'm biased towards the "let's throw more >>>> color at it!" vibe on her bikes. Back in the day when I rode them I liked >>>> a >>>> dropbsr bike to have a big smashing color for the bar wrap that didn't >>>> really match anything else on the frame; I think liime on the front of an >>>> otherwise mermaid/black Platy would be sweet. >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-8 Tom Palmer wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for the ideas. I like the grey bar wrap - the pedals are grey >>>>> and it looks nice with the mermaid. I will have it way more blacked out >>>>> soon- seat post, headset, and brake levers. >>>>> Looking forward to some wrench time tomorrow, >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 4:09:02 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I go with Eric. I tried to match blue cable housing with the blue on >>>>>> a Homer. It didn’t quite work (photo) >>>>>> Meanwhile the black of the seat, fenders, front drive, all looked >>>>>> pretty good. >>>>>> If I had it to do it over I’d put black cable housing ends on grey >>>>>> cable housing on that build. >>>>>> On our mermaid Platy I’ll use silver housing ends on grey housing and >>>>>> see how that looks. >>>>>> Love Eric’s light grey Newbaum’s with the grey housing. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/1166570f-08be-46da-9ead-ad0de06c5c88n%40googlegroups.com.
