I'd take the opportunity and have a local framebuilder braze-on some wire guides or internal routing (basically two water bottle bosses on the inside fork leg) for a front dyno light setup. a few easy braze-ons plus matching blue/cream paint should be no more than $150 and a few days, I'd guess.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Manny <man....@cox.net> wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > My name is Manny, lurked here awhile, joined this Google group, now > > officially an RBW owner. Sorry, long-ish post cause I'm X-cited....! > > > > The good news. Thanks to an earlier post by a member searching for a > > Rambouillet (in a much larger size than mine) and the reply/suggestion > > from another member, I found a NOS blue w/cream highlights - > > Rambouillet 54 cm frame set. Came in the brown truck last Friday, > > 16AP2011. WOW, it's Rivendelicious! > > > > The bad news? The fork is unpainted, long story. So, need to see if I > > can have it painted to match, long shot, maybe. The guys at Riv. > > suggest I have a local automotive painter tackle the challenge. I do > > know a Father & Son that have a custom Hotrod paint shop, they're very > > good; will have to see what they think our chances of a paint match > > are. OR, what do you all think, chrome the fork? Paint over chrome and > > leave the crown and tips in chrome? Is this a dilema or an > > opportunity? My personal choice would be to have it as close to > > original as possible. > > > > I'm going to use my psychic powers and say you bought this frame and > fork from Mountain Sports Limited in Bristol, VA. > > Am I right? > > Getting the fork painted to match shouldn't cost THAT much, ask the > riv folks, maybe they can hook you up with the color mix. > > -sv > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- 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-bunch@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.
