Lighter blue AHHs are made by Waterford. Darker blue ones were made by Toyo and I think once they run out of those (if they haven't already) only the lighter Waterford bkue will be available.
I saw both in person when I bought mine last year and without a doubt went for the lighter Waterford option. At first, I was sort of dissapointed on both but found the darker one duller. Incredibly, the more I rode it, the more I found myself being captivated by its magic. Hard to describe, but a very strong feeling. Then I got my Bombadil and went with a custom dark green. The reverse effect happened; the more I rode it, the less magical it seemed. My conclusion is that it was too dark. I think darker colors have more initial "impact" but it's the lighter subtler colors that develop that magical feeling. Now that I'm returning the Bombadil (the recommended size turned out to be too big) and getting an Atlantis instead, after a brief moment of hesitation I went for the stock color. It's had the same effect as the AHH lighter blue... keeps growing more and more on me. The Toyo blue, while also beautiful like my dark green, somewhat doesn't seem to have the same effect on me. IMHO. Whichever you end up choosing, it's going to be a personal choice. Choose the one that you want! René On 7/9/10, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now that I'm pedalling free on multiple bikes, I'm tempted to geek out > and get custom Adidas Sambas for each bike: > > www.miadidas.com > > I've already got a blue and white one with A.H.Hilsen embroidery in my > shopping cart. That would be super saucy. I guess I should get the > bike before the shoes, though. > > On Jul 9, 9:35 am, Eric Wolforth <zeroboyseba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Maybe the only way to end this is to have Riv decide for me! >> >> Soup or salad...it's a tough choice! >> >> On Jul 9, 11:18 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > jinxed: >> >> > The original blue had some sort of sparkle to as well. It was not >> > apparent inside or under overcast skies. In sunlight the paint really >> > shines. >> >> > On Jul 9, 10:54 am, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > > Eric, >> >> > > I was curious with the same exact question when ordering my AHH. Most >> > > of the pictures I had seen were of the (standard?) darker blue which >> > > was fine with me. The 59 I ordered however was in the "other" blue. >> > > Jay told me it was quite similar, but with a slight sparkle to it. Not >> > > overly concerned since I have not seen a Rivendell color I didn't >> > > like. I have to say I was VERY happy when I got the frame. The blue is >> > > just a bit lighter, but has an almost iridescent pearl top coat. Very >> > > difficult to describe, impossible for me to capture via camera, but >> > > beautiful all around! >> >> > > Not sure if my pics will give you any clue but here you go: >> >> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027...@n00/sets/72157623986998644/ >> >> > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/42027...@n00/sets/72157623986842368/ > > -- > 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. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
