Hello all, Seth wins the prize! Yes Mtn. Sports in Bristol, VA had this bike and others as well. If you call them, ask for Steve, he's to be the bike guy there.
Cost of painting the fork is not a factor unless it costs as much as painting a whole bike, I don't think that'll be the case. I'm sure my friend with the hotrod shop can do it at a reasonable price. I did email JB for advice and he told me to be "rigidly flexible" in my expectations of a good match. He says even the best painter using different paint and equipment can not perfectly match the existing frame paint. He suggested and I agree that chrome does not fit this bike. Also he said to consider painting it the headtube cream color as this would be an easier match, kinda like that idea. Also, whoever does the job has to have the frame, I'm reluctant to ship it all over the place. I'll start local and if that doesn't fly, JB is a half days drive from me! This is a Toyo built and painted frame; the guys at Riv. simply said, "painted at the factory with Japanese paint". Thanks for the warm welcome and all your suggestions. My plan is to build this as a comfy-fasty-roady not racy bike. I do have a Nitto rear rack that may find it's way onto the bike. We don't get much rain here so fenders are out. Also have Noodle bars, and Brooks: Swallow, or an Swift or B17 Std to try, one of them will win the job as they already have some mileage on 'em. The rest of the build ideas are bouncing around my skull. Manny in Mesa, AZ -- 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.
